Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Sqf Certified Potato Suppliers
SQF certified potato suppliers should be evaluated at the facility and scope level rather than by company name alone. MassGain connects current certification evidence with product, process, plant, capacity, geography, lead time, quality history, and buyer approval so sourcing teams can build a realistic qualified supplier universe.
Market Data
How to read this market
SQF-certified-potato-supplier data links a named facility to its certification status, scope, edition or code, audit and expiration information, products, processes, geography, and supporting evidence. The market object is the facility-specific certification record matched to the potato product the buyer intends to source.
Use the data to build and maintain a qualified supplier universe, monitor certificate changes, and compare certified facilities on product fit, capacity, geography, lead time, service, and market availability. Do not extend a certificate from one site or scope to an entire company.
Data Module
SQF-Certified Potato Suppliers
Market objectfacility certification record
Primary measurecertification status and scope
Key dimensionsfacility, product, process, date
Commercial usesupplier qualification screening
Controlsscope, expiration, supporting evidence
Compare withbuyer approval and commercial capability
Analysis
Why this matters
Certification is a qualification attribute, not a guarantee of supply or performance. A company may operate multiple facilities with different scopes and certification status.
Commercial interpretation should match the exact site and process to the intended potato product, then separately assess capacity, geography, quality history, and customer approval. Certification narrows the universe; it does not complete the sourcing decision.
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 procurement and market-intelligence teams finding and evaluating SQF-certified potato suppliers for raw, fresh-packed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and other defined products. MassGain organizes supplier, facility, certification scope, edition, level or code, audit date, expiration, status, products, processes, geography, capacity, customer approvals, and supporting records.
It distinguishes company-level marketing claims from facility-specific certification and prevents a certificate for one site or product scope from being applied to another.
Buyers can build a qualified supplier universe, monitor expirations and changes, compare commercial capability, and connect certification with quality, service, market availability, and risk. MassGain does not certify suppliers, guarantee capacity, or replace SQF records and buyer audits. It provides a transparent supplier-intelligence framework that links certification evidence with the exact potato facility, product, and sourcing requirement.
Use Case
A prepared-food company needs a secondary supplier of food-grade potato flakes. MassGain identifies facilities with current SQF scope covering the relevant process, then compares capacity, geography, lead time, product specification, and customer approval. Two company names are excluded because their certificates cover different sites.
FAQs
Is SQF certification company-wide?
Usually certification applies to a named facility and defined scope, not automatically to every site or product.
What should buyers verify?
Facility, scope, certificate status, dates, products, processes, audit evidence, and customer requirements should be verified.
Does MassGain certify suppliers?
No. It organizes current evidence and commercial context for authorized qualification and audit teams.
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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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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.
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