Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Us Potato Export Data
us potato export data is best understood as a clearly defined physical-market object rather than a context-free headline. MassGain preserves product classification, origin, destination, volume, value, timing, and source so trade analysis reflects what is actually crossing borders.
Market Data
How to read this market
us potato export data data tracks classified potato flows by product, origin, destination, volume, value, timing, and market stage while preserving the code or product definition behind each observation.
Use the data to compare trade, market share, routes, or classification only after fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and prepared products are kept separate and connected with freight, currency, policy, and physical supply.
Data Module
Us Potato Export Data
Market objectclassified potato trade flow
Primary measuresprice, volume, availability
Key dimensionsregion, product, quality, period
Commercial usesourcing and market analysis
Controlssource, definition, timing, basis
Analysis
Why this matters
Trade value, physical volume, and product mix can move in different directions, so a headline change may not represent stronger potato demand.
Commercial interpretation should preserve product form, classification, geography, and timing before comparing markets 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 exporters, processors, growers, lenders, and trade analysts examining US potato exports by product, destination, period, volume, value, and unit price. US potato trade includes fresh table potatoes, seed potatoes, frozen fries and other frozen products, dehydrated potatoes, chips, flakes, granules, flour, and starch. Combining these categories without distinction can produce a misleading picture of demand and competitiveness.
MassGain organizes export data by HS code, partner country, port or region where available, quantity, customs value, unit value, and reporting period. It connects trade flows with US production, processor capacity, crop quality, currency, ocean and inland freight, tariffs, sanitary restrictions, and demand in destination markets. Users can identify growing destinations, seasonal shipment patterns, product-mix shifts, and whether export value changes reflect price, volume, or both.
The platform also flags revisions, unit inconsistencies, re-exports, and classification changes where the source data permits. This helps commercial teams assess market access, processors plan capacity, growers understand export demand, and lenders test exposure to particular products or countries. MassGain provides analytical trade intelligence rather than legal or customs advice.
Use Case
A frozen-fries processor is considering additional capacity for export customers. MassGain separates frozen-product exports from fresh potatoes, tracks destination growth and unit values, and compares those trends with currency and freight. The company identifies two durable markets and one temporary surge driven by a competitor outage.
FAQs
What products are included in US potato export data?
Fresh, seed, frozen, prepared, dehydrated, chip, starch, and other potato products may appear under separate trade codes.
What is export unit value?
It is customs value divided by reported quantity and is a useful indicator, but not necessarily the exact commercial transaction price.
Why can export data be revised?
Customs records may be corrected for classification, quantity, value, destination, timing, or reporting errors.
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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.