# Lysine Export Quotas Push Feed Prices Higher

> China began temporary export quota management for lysine on July 12, 2026, with the first round covering only 65% of declared volume. FAO data showed the global average feed-grade lysine price at $3.82/kg FOB China in the first half of July, up 29% month on month and the highest since 2024.

- Date: 2026-07-15 · published 2026-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18683-lysine-export-quotas-push-feed-prices-higher
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Chinese export availability and longer procurement cycles for importers push lysine costs higher, raising amino acid expenses in feed formulations and supporting substitution demand for other protein sources.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-02-16 | [Lean Hogs Gapped Higher and Rallied post Export Sales - IBest Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5536-lean-hogs-gapped-higher-and-rallied-post-export-sales-ibest-media.md) | -1.9% | -4.0% |
| SBM | 2025-10-29 | [India's soybean meal exports fall by 11% due to high prices - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22478-india-s-soybean-meal-exports-fall-by-11-due-to-high-prices-the-economic-times.md) | +3.4% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2024-05-20 | [US Soybean Prices Higher in Spite of Tariff Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30297-us-soybean-prices-higher-in-spite-of-tariff-concerns.md) | +3.9% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2017-05-15 | [USSEC Provides Soy Trade Price Risk Management Training to Chinese Soy Crushers and Feed Millers - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71067-ussec-provides-soy-trade-price-risk-management-training-to-chinese-soy-crushers.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2021-11-25 | [Increased soyameal and rapemeal prices resulted in lowered oilmeal exports - Benison Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44125-increased-soyameal-and-rapemeal-prices-resulted-in-lowered-oilmeal-exports.md) | -0.6% | +11.2% |

## Sources

- zsiron.com: https://www.zsiron.com/news/Industry_Category/Livestock/Lysine_Export_Quotas_Push_Feed_Prices_Higher.html

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