Expana to launch additional UK Chicken Expana Benchmark Prices

Following a period of feedback, Expana decided to launch 3 weekly Expana Benchmark Prices (EBP) for UK frozen chicken cuts and fresh broilers.  The publication of the new assessments will start from Thursday, 29 August 2024.  

The initial proposal was announced in a market note published on Tuesday, 30 July 2024 which can be viewed here. 

The specifications for these assessments will be as below: 

 

The assessments will reflect the transactable value at 16:00:00 UK time. 

The assessments will complement Expana’s existing UK chicken coverage providing additional insight and granularity into the frozen chicken cut and whole fresh broiler markets. 

Frozen chicken thighs and legs are heavily utilised in both the retail and food service sectors and the assessments will provide a set of reliable benchmarks in what is traditionally an opaque market. The broiler assessment will ensure that Expana has full coverage of the commonly traded broilers weights, allowing Expana subscribers to compare dynamics between the weight of birds. 

Please send any questions or comments about this market note to [email protected] and clearly state which market note your comments relate to, and if comments are intended for publication by Expana.  

Expana will acknowledge receipt of all comments by email.