# Expana Proposes Methodology Changes to the US By-Products Report: Removal of Selected Assessments - Expana

> Expana is proposing to discontinue a set of US By-Products assessments, including several meat and bone meal, blood meal, feather meal, DRT and packer hide quotations. Market participants can submit feedback until September 7, 2026. The changes would take effect in Q4 2026 if approved.

- Date: 2026-08-24 · published 2026-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18001-expana-proposes-methodology-changes-to-the-us-by-products-report-removal-of
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Removing these quotations reduces price transparency for some animal by-product inputs used in feed, which may make benchmarking harder for buyers but is unlikely to move underlying prices directly.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral

## Sources

- expanamarkets.com: https://www.expanamarkets.com/our-methodology/market-announcements/expana-proposes-methodology-changes-to-the-us-by-products-report-removal-of-selected-assessments/

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