Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Trade Value Data
Potato trade value data records cross-border monetary flows by product, reporter, partner, period, currency basis, and valuation method. Analysts can pair value with quantity and freight conventions to separate genuine market growth from price, FX, and mix effects.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato trade value data records the monetary value of imports and exports by product, reporter, partner, period, currency basis, and valuation method. It should retain whether the flow uses import or export valuation conventions and the exact product classification.
Use value with quantity to separate physical volume, unit value, currency, and product-mix effects. Compare it with freight, tariffs, regional prices, and destination structure before using trade value as evidence of market growth or producer revenue.
Data Module
Potato Trade Value Data
ObjectMonetary value of cross-border potato trade
DimensionsProduct, reporter, partner, period, flow
ValuationImport and export basis, currency
Commercial useMarket sizing and export analysis
ComparisonQuantity and unit value
WatchpointNominal growth can be price or currency driven
Analysis
Why this matters
Trade value is commercially useful only when its drivers are decomposed. Higher value can mean more tonnes, higher unit prices, a richer product mix, stronger currency conversion, or some combination.
Import and export valuation bases can also differ. Without normalizing basis and product scope, cross-country comparisons can imply margin or competitiveness differences that are actually freight, insurance, or classification effects.
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, finance teams, exporters, and procurement leaders that need to measure the monetary value of cross-border potato trade. Potato trade value data records imports and exports by product, reporter, partner, period, currency basis, and valuation method. MassGain helps users separate changes caused by physical volume, unit price, exchange rates, product mix, and classification revisions.
Trade value is useful for market sizing and commercial analysis, but it should not be interpreted as tonnage, producer revenue, or delivered market value without qualification. Import values may be recorded on a CIF basis while exports use FOB conventions; currency conversion and inflation can also change comparisons across countries and years. MassGain connects value with quantity, unit values, regional prices, freight, tariffs, and product definitions. Processors can evaluate export markets, procurement teams can assess import competition, finance can distinguish nominal from real growth, and analysts can build partner and product concentration views. The result is a transparent monetary series that explains why reported trade value moved and prevents price inflation or richer product mix from being mistaken for physical market expansion.
Use Case
An exporter reports 20% growth in potato-product trade value. MassGain decomposes the change into 5% higher volume, 9% higher unit prices, and the remainder from currency and product mix, giving management a more accurate view of underlying demand.
FAQs
What does potato trade value represent?
It represents the reported monetary value of defined imports or exports during a period.
Why compare value with quantity?
The comparison separates physical volume growth from price, currency, and product-mix effects.
Are import and export values measured on the same basis?
Often not; imports may use CIF valuation while exports commonly use FOB valuation.
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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.
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