Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Trade Quantity Data
Potato trade quantity data records the actual weight or supplementary quantity moving across borders for defined potato products. Trade and procurement teams can normalize units, separate product forms, and compare flows with production and inventories to distinguish real supply movement from higher trade values.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato trade quantity data records the physical volume of potato products imported or exported by reporter, partner, product code, period, flow, and unit. The object should distinguish fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and other product forms and normalize kilograms, tonnes, and supplementary units.
Use quantity data to measure real cross-border flows and build supply balances. Compare it with trade value, domestic production, inventories, and re-export patterns so higher monetary trade is not automatically interpreted as greater physical supply.
Data Module
Potato Trade Quantity Data
ObjectPhysical import and export volume
DimensionsReporter, partner, product, period, flow
UnitsWeight plus any supplementary units
Commercial useTrade, supply, logistics analysis
ComparisonTrade value and domestic production
WatchpointRe-exports can overstate domestic-origin supply
Analysis
Why this matters
Trade quantity matters because it separates physical market movement from price inflation. An import bill can rise sharply while tonnes remain flat, producing a very different competitive conclusion.
The series also requires product and origin discipline. Gross exports may contain re-exports, and frozen or seed flows cannot be treated as substitutes for fresh or processing-grade raw potatoes without conversion and market context.
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 trade analysts, processors, procurement teams, logistics planners, and policymakers that need to measure the physical quantity of potatoes and potato products moving between countries. Potato trade quantity data records imports and exports by reporter, partner, product code, period, unit, and trade flow. MassGain helps users normalize weights and supplementary units, track code revisions, identify re-exports, and connect traded volume with domestic production, prices, and regional supply.
Quantity data provides a physical view that trade value alone cannot. Rising import value may reflect price inflation while tonnes remain flat, and a large export figure may include product that was previously imported or processed from foreign raw material. MassGain helps users compare gross and net flows, calculate seasonality, examine partner concentration, and distinguish fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, and starch products. Processors can assess competitive supply, procurement teams can identify alternate origins, logistics teams can anticipate lane demand, and analysts can build supply balances. The result is a consistent volume series that makes units, product definitions, and reporting limitations visible. Users can therefore determine whether a market is genuinely moving more product or merely reporting higher prices, classification changes, or altered trade routes.
Use Case
A frozen-potato processor sees import value rise sharply and assumes foreign volume is expanding. MassGain shows import tonnes are nearly unchanged and the increase comes from higher unit values, so the company revises its competitive outlook without overstating physical supply.
FAQs
What does potato trade quantity measure?
It measures reported physical import or export volume for defined products, partners, and periods.
Why normalize units?
Sources may report kilograms, tonnes, or supplementary units that cannot be compared directly without conversion.
Can trade quantity include re-exports?
Yes. Gross flows may include goods previously imported, requiring additional analysis for domestic supply balances.
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Data and Methodology
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