# Finding the value in processing spent laying hens
						 | The Poultry Site

> Article discusses the growing commercial interest in processing spent laying hens for human meat products rather than rendering them into protein meal. It notes that spent hens have historically had negligible value and are typically euthanised and rendered, pet food, or composted.

- Date: 2019-12-20 · published 2019-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55678-finding-the-value-in-processing-spent-laying-hens-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

If spent hens are diverted to human food, less rendered protein meal could be available for feed, marginally supporting animal protein meal prices, though the effect is likely small and long-term.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/finding-the-value-in-processing-spent-laying-hens

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