Urner Barry: A Legacy of Protein Market Intelligence, Now Part of Expana

From its founding in 1858, Urner Barry built an unmatched reputation for accurate reporting and deep market expertise. That heritage now anchors Expana’s protein offering. The benchmarks our clients depend on are backed by the longest-running track record in the industry.

Urner Barry was known for the breadth of its protein coverage: poultry, eggs, red meat, seafood, and emerging plant proteins. Expana has kept that full scope intact and expanded on it. Protein data now sits alongside dairy, grains, edible oils, and other adjacent commodities, giving clients a complete view of the markets that affect their business.

Urner Barry’s commitment to unbiased data and transparent reporting practices remains a foundational principle at Expana. The independent methodology, impartial pricing benchmarks, and analyst rigor that protected market integrity for over a century still guide how we report today.

Food costs don’t exist in isolation – as the largest provider of agrifood data with more than 37k time series across 23 categories, Expana covers food, packaging, metals, energy and transportation for full cost coverage.

Credibility is key when defending costs or forecasting when to buy. Behind every Expana price is a team of analysts and reporters providing the context and commentary you need to understand the market. Understand where prices are today, where they’re headed and why.

Expana benchmark pricing is independently audited to the same standard applied to global financial markets. Leading food manufacturers and retailers use Expana’s proprietary benchmarks as reference points in contracts.