Expana proposes to launch Fresh and Frozen Chicken Expana Benchmark Prices

Expana is proposing to launch 4 new weekly Expana Benchmark Prices (EBP) for fresh and frozen chicken cuts from Poland delivered to the UK market. Expana is collecting feedback on this proposal from market participants until Friday, 17 October 2025.

If the industry supports this proposal, Expana suggests launching the weekly assessments on Thursday, 6 November 2025.

The proposed specifications for the assessments would be 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 proposed assessments would reflect the transactable value at 16:00:00 London time.

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

Poland remains a vital poultry trading partner to UK.  Poland accounts for approximately 38% of the UK’s chicken imports.

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 utilized in the retail and food service sectors across the region. The proposed assessments would provide a set of reliable benchmarks in what is traditionally an opaque market.

Please send any questions or comments about this market note to [email protected], by Friday, 17 October 2025, clearly stating 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.