# Weak methionine market and other amino acids bottoming out - Food & Agribusiness

> The methionine market remains weak, while lysine, threonine, tryptophan and valine prices appear to be bottoming at historically low levels. Anti-dumping measures on Chinese lysine and expected capacity additions are shaping regional dynamics, and cautious buyers are limiting forward purchases.

- Date: 2026-09-02 · published 2026-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17802-weak-methionine-market-and-other-amino-acids-bottoming-out-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent oversupply and new capacity keep amino acid prices depressed, which lowers the cost of synthetic amino acids in compound feed. Stabilisation at low levels suggests limited further downside, but no meaningful recovery is expected until capacity growth slows.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bearish ▼
- LYSINE: neutral

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/weak-methionine-market-and-other-amino-acids-bottoming-out

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