Expana has launched additional Fresh and Frozen Chicken Expana Benchmark Prices (EBP)

Expana has launched 4 new weekly Expana Benchmark Prices (EBP) for fresh and frozen chicken cuts from Poland delivered to the UK market, covering breast, drumsticks and leg quarters. 

The initial proposal was announced in a market note published on September 26, 2025, which can be viewed here and the decision note to go ahead with the assessments was published on October 17, 2024, and can be viewed here. The specifications for the assessments are as below: 

Assessment Name	Code	Quality	Incoterm	Quantity	Currency	Unit	Publication Schedule
Chicken Breast Poland Fresh Grade A DDP UK EBP	PCUK1	Chicken breast; Grade A; Skinless; Boneless; Fresh; 10 kg Carton (2×5 kg pack, gas flushed); Origin: Poland; Expana Benchmark Prices (EBP)	DDP UK	Min. 21 mt	GBP	kg	EMEA, Weekly, Thursday
Chicken Breast Fillet Poland Frozen Grade A DDP UK EBP	PCUK2	Chicken breast fillet; Grade A; Skinless; Frozen; Polyblock; Origin: Poland; Expana Benchmark Prices (EBP)	DDP UK	Min. 5 mt	GBP	kg	EMEA, Weekly, Thursday
Chicken Drumsticks Poland Frozen Grade A DDP UK EBP	PCUK3	Chicken drumsticks; Grade A;  Skin-on; Frozen; Bulk in 10 kg carton; Origin: Poland; Expana Benchmark Prices (EBP)	DDP UK	Min. 5 mt	GBP	kg	EMEA, Weekly, Thursday
Chicken Leg Quarter Poland Frozen Grade A DDP UK EBP	PCUK4	Chicken leg quarter; Grade A;  Skin-on; Frozen; Bulk in 10 kg carton; Origin: Poland; Expana Benchmark Prices (EBP)	DDP UK	Min. 5 mt	GBP	kg	EMEA, Weekly, Thursday

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

The assessments complement Expana’s existing EU chicken coverage providing additional insight and granularity into the fresh and frozen chicken cuts market. 

Poland is the largest chicken producer in the EU, accounting for approximately 22% of the EU’s total chicken production. Frozen chicken cuts such as breast fillets, drumsticks and leg quarters from Poland are heavily utilised in the retail and food service sectors across the UK and EU. The assessments provide a set of reliable benchmarks in what is traditionally an opaque market.

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