Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Starch Potato Market
Starch potato market data helps processors distinguish total potato production from the raw supply actually suitable and committed to starch production. MassGain connects acreage, starch content, intake, plant utilization, contracts, energy, and finished demand so campaign coverage reflects extractable output rather than gross tonnes.
Market Data
How to read this market
Starch-potato market data tracks raw potatoes dedicated or suitable for starch processing by region, crop year, contract status, harvest window, storage condition, and expected extractable starch. The market object is specification-ready starch raw material linked to plant catchment and campaign timing, not total potato production.
Use the data to compare dedicated acreage, processor intake, plant utilization, starch recovery, and finished native or modified starch demand. Connect raw tonnes with starch content, coproduct value, energy, and trade so users can see whether apparent crop abundance translates into economically usable starch supply.
Data Module
Starch Potato Market
Market objectstarch-ready raw potato supply
Primary measuresraw tonnes and extractable starch
Key dimensionsregion, crop year, contract, plant
Commercial usecampaign and sourcing planning
Market contextacreage, recovery, demand, trade
Compare withtotal potato crop and finished starch
Analysis
Why this matters
Gross potato tonnage and starch-market supply can diverge because starch content, diversion to food uses, processor contracts, and plant capability determine the tonnes that are economically relevant. A larger general crop may therefore do little for a starch plant if dedicated supply or extractable yield is weak.
Commercial interpretation should follow starch output per usable raw tonne as well as raw price. Finished demand, plant utilization, and coproduct economics can tighten or loosen processor demand independently of national potato production.
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 food processors that need a clear view of the starch potato market, including raw supply for native starch, modified starch, protein, pulp, and related coproducts. MassGain connects planted acreage, contracted volume, crop development, starch content, harvest timing, storage, processor intake, plant utilization, trade, energy, and finished starch demand.
It distinguishes total potato production from tonnes suitable and commercially committed to starch processing and tracks how extractable starch yield changes the real value of raw supply. Procurement teams can evaluate regional availability and contract coverage, operations can anticipate campaign quality and throughput, finance can model raw cost and coproduct credits, and commercial teams can understand whether starch pricing pressure originates in fields, plants, energy, or downstream demand.
The suite also separates food, industrial, paper, textile, and feed-related demand where data allow, because these outlets can respond differently. MassGain does not certify raw quality or forecast exact plant output. It provides a transparent physical-market framework that links crop conditions and processor behavior with starch-market economics, helping users identify whether apparent abundance translates into usable starch supply.
Use Case
A starch processor sees national potato production rising and expects easier raw costs. MassGain shows starch-dedicated acreage is flat, extractable starch is below average, and competing food demand is pulling suitable lots away. Procurement maintains contract coverage instead of relying on the headline crop increase.
FAQs
What is included in the starch potato market?
It includes starch-dedicated raw potatoes, processor intake, plant output, coproducts, trade, and downstream demand.
Why is starch content more important than raw tonnes?
Equal raw volumes can produce materially different quantities of saleable starch.
How does MassGain connect raw and finished markets?
It links acreage, crop quality, intake, utilization, recovery, starch prices, and coproduct values.
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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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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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