Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Trade
Potato trade spans several economically distinct products rather than one interchangeable commodity stream. MassGain organizes international flows by product code, origin, destination, volume, value, and timing so analysts can connect trade changes with physical supply, processing capacity, freight, currency, and policy.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato trade data records cross-border movement of fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and other potato products by origin, destination, product code, volume, value, and period.
Use the data to separate product forms, analyze trade balances and market shares, and connect international flows with production, processing capacity, freight, currency, tariffs, and destination demand.
Data Module
Potato Trade
Market objectclassified cross-border potato flow
Primary measuresvolume, value, unit value
Key dimensionsproduct, origin, destination, period
Commercial usetrade and market-share analysis
Controlscode history, revisions, mirror flows
Analysis
Why this matters
Trade growth can mean very different things depending on product form. A surge in frozen fries does not imply surplus fresh potatoes, and value growth can reflect price or mix rather than higher physical volume.
Commercial interpretation should preserve customs classification and market stage before converting or aggregating flows.
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 10, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Potato prices quiet at $30/cwt as regional harvest damage buzzes beneath the surface
Market indicators are stable, but reporting from Europe and select growing areas shows real, localized crop stress — a reminder that steady headline prices can mask uneven physical risk.
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 analysts and market researchers studying potato trade across fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and other product forms. MassGain combines import and export volumes, values, partners, customs codes, shipment periods, unit values, revisions, and mirror records with production, processing capacity, prices, freight, currency, tariffs, and policy.
It distinguishes raw potatoes from processed products and preserves market stage and conversion assumptions so a tonne of fries is not treated as a tonne of fresh potatoes. Researchers can analyze trade balances, market shares, origin concentration, destination growth, seasonality, route shifts, and raw-potato equivalents under documented methods.
Procurement can identify alternate sources, processors can assess export competition, and finance can model currency and freight exposure. MassGain does not provide customs advice or assume official statistics capture every physical movement perfectly. It provides a transparent, reproducible trade framework with code history, source lineage, gaps, and revisions.
Use Case
An analyst sees a country become a net potato exporter. MassGain separates fresh potatoes, seed, fries, and starch and shows the change is driven by a new frozen-processing plant rather than surplus raw table potatoes. The market conclusion and sourcing implications change accordingly.
FAQs
What is included in potato trade?
It can include imports and exports of fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and other classified products.
Why separate product forms?
They have different raw equivalents, values, production systems, and market implications.
How does MassGain handle customs-code changes?
It preserves original codes and documents mappings, breaks, and comparable product groups.
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Data and Methodology
Professional market-data standards
MassGain is building transparent public market infrastructure. Each live metric will identify its date, unit, coverage, methodology, and source basis.
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
MassGain figures are informational reference values and do not constitute executable bids, offers, settlements, or guarantees that a transaction can occur at the displayed value.
No individualized advice
Content and data are provided for informational and analytical purposes and do not constitute financial, investment, legal, trading, or individualized procurement advice.
Independent publication
Certain observations may be derived from USDA reports. MassGain is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA.
Commercial use and licensing
Public display does not grant rights to reproduce, redistribute, republish, or incorporate MassGain indices or references into commercial products or contracts without authorization.