Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Starch Trade Data
Potato starch trade data tracks international starch flows by origin, destination, classification, volume, value, unit value, and period. MassGain helps buyers distinguish native, modified, food-grade, and industrial markets and connect trade with raw-material supply, extraction capacity, currency, freight, and application demand.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato Starch Trade Data tracks imports and exports of potato starch by origin, destination, classification, volume, value, unit value, and period. Native, modified, food-grade, and industrial starches should be separated where the reporting system permits because their functionality and markets differ.
Use the data with starch-potato supply, extraction capacity, energy, currency, freight, packaging, and application demand. Compare foreign origins on specification-qualified landed economics rather than customs value alone.
Data Module
Potato Starch Trade Monitor
Productnative or modified starch
Gradefood or industrial where available
Geographyorigin and destination
Measuresvolume, value, unit value
Contextcapacity, freight, currency
Decision usestarch sourcing and competition
Analysis
Why this matters
Starch trade signals can diverge from buyer economics when a low-value flow is a different grade or modification. Substitute starches may cap pricing in some applications but still require technical qualification. The relevant market is specification-compatible supply, not every tonne classified as starch.
Signal 01
Usable Crop Uncertainty Index
UCUI translates crop and market complexity into a simple uncertainty signal. Higher readings indicate greater uncertainty—not necessarily higher prices.
Understand uncertainty. Anticipate risk. Act earlier.
UCUI is designed to analyze potato-industry publications and data signals across regions, varieties, weather, disease, storage, supply, and demand.
WeatherHigh
DiseaseHigh
StorageMedium
SupplyMedium
Single-day snapshot based on a scan of 11,500+ web and social signals. Get historical and real-time data by clicking the button below.
The MassGain Daily
Today’s market analysis.
A daily editorial synthesis of physical potato data, crop signals, market reporting, and what participants should watch next.
September 16, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Potato market steady for now; Russia’s smaller crop is the salient risk
Spot prices are flat and USDA terminal reports read ‘market steady,’ but a renewed forecast for a smaller Russian harvest and recent regional harvest stress leave seasonal import timing and storage losses as the key uncertainty.
Signal 02
MassGain Potato Index
Independent physical-pricing intelligence and market-trend analysis for procurement, forecasting, contracting, and scenario planning.
Core Russet Carton Median
312.45 USD/MT
Latest qualifying physical-market observation
+4.75 (+1.55%)
Price discovery for the physical potato market
MPI is designed to track physical pricing data, price trends, deltas, and divergences across regions and potato types.
Series window45 days
Current public coverageCore russet cartons
Primary source basisQualifying USDA physical rows
UnitUSD per metric tonne
Single-day snapshot based on most recent 45 days worth of data. Limited to US Russets only. Get more complete, global data about all varieties by clicking the button below.
Signal 03
MassGain Spot Reference
An independent spot reference designed for price discovery, contract discussions, procurement comparisons, and risk modeling.
Russet Burbank — U.S. Midsize
305 USD/MT
Demonstration reference format
+1.6% WoW · Confidence: High
A trusted benchmark for pricing, contracts, and risk
MSR is intended to use real transactions and verifiable physical-market data to support negotiations, price checks, contracting, and risk models.
ProductRusset Burbank
SpecificationU.S. midsize, 40–70 count
Reference typePhysical spot benchmark
StatusIn development
Based on most recent 45 days worth of data. Limited to US Russets only. Get more complete, global data about all varities by clicking the button below. Full access also includes historical data -- including depreciated NYMEX/CBOE/EEX spot references -- projections, trends, and AI-driven insights.
The MassGain Product Ladder
From insight to intelligence to action
Four integrated products built for the physical potato market, delivered through public pages, reports, exports, dashboards, and API access.
1
Content
Original research, commentary, aggregated news, and market updates.
- What matters right now?
- What is happening out there?
2
UCUI™
Usable Crop Uncertainty Index: an AI-powered signal of crop risk and market uncertainty.
- Understand uncertainty
- Anticipate risk
- Act earlier
3
MPI™
MassGain Potato Index: independent physical-pricing intelligence and trend analysis.
- Price discovery
- Regional trends
- Procurement planning
4
MSR™
MassGain Spot Reference: an independent benchmark for price discovery and risk modeling.
- Contracts
- Negotiations
- Risk models
Content + UCUI + MPI + MSR + API access
Get historical series, regional detail, constituent data, exports, alerts, and direct data access.
Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for potato-starch manufacturers, food and industrial buyers, importers, exporters, and market analysts that need to understand potato starch trade data. MassGain organizes flows by origin, destination, starch classification, volume, value, unit value, period, and route and connects them with starch-potato supply, extraction capacity, energy, modification, purity, packaging, freight, and downstream application demand.
Trade statistics must distinguish native from modified starch and food-grade from industrial products where classifications permit. A low unit value may represent a different specification, and rising import value may reflect price or currency rather than additional physical supply. MassGain helps buyers compare foreign origins with domestic contract prices and total landed cost, processors assess export dependence and capacity, and lenders evaluate concentration in raw materials or destination markets. Substitute starches may provide competitive context, but functional and qualification differences remain important. The result is a market-aware trade view that shows whether reported flows can genuinely serve the buyer’s formulation, timing, and commercial requirements.
Use Case
A food manufacturer faces a domestic potato-starch increase and evaluates imports. MassGain shows the lowest reported unit value is industrial modified starch, while the company requires food-grade native material. A higher-value origin has the correct specification and dependable shipments, allowing procurement to build a valid landed-cost comparison.
FAQs
What does potato starch trade data show?
It shows classified starch imports and exports by origin, destination, volume, value, unit value, and period.
Why must starch specifications be separated?
Native, modified, food-grade, and industrial starches may differ in functionality, price, and customer approval.
How does MassGain evaluate starch trade?
It connects flows with raw-material supply, extraction capacity, specifications, currency, freight, domestic prices, and demand.
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Data and Methodology
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Data provenance
MassGain uses public, licensed, contributed, and independently derived physical-market information. Source availability and publication schedules vary.
Timing and revisions
Figures may reflect the latest available observation rather than a same-day transaction. Source data and MassGain calculations may be corrected, restated, or revised.
Not transactional pricing
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Certain observations may be derived from USDA reports. MassGain is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA.
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