Expana to Implement Methodology Changes to the US Domestic Lamb Report: Elimination of LTL Carcass Quotes

Following a period of market feedback, Expana will discontinue all six less-than-truckload (LTL) carcass quotes currently designated as US Lamb Expana Benchmark Prices (EBPs) in the US Domestic Lamb Report. Expana will implement these changes to the weekly US Domestic Lamb assessments in Q4 2026.

The initial proposal was announced in a market note published on September 2, 2026, which can be viewed here: https://www.expanamarkets.com/our-methodology/market-announcements/expana-proposes-methodology-changes-to-the-us-domestic-lamb-report-elimination-of-ltl-carcass-quotes/

The specifications for the methodology changes will be as follows:

The remaining assessments will continue to reflect market and transactional data collected during the reporting period.

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