# Rising Prices of Vitamins/Amino Acids Persist Amid Middle East Tensions and Domestic Production Controls - ChemNet

> Vitamin and amino acid prices in China have risen since late February, driven by higher chemical raw material costs linked to Middle East conflict and by domestic manufacturers tightening supply. Spot methionine rose nearly 48-50% week-on-week to about 50 yuan/kg, and Vitamin A and E also jumped, while downstream aquaculture demand is sluggish.

- Date: 2026-03-26 · published 2026-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20093-rising-prices-of-vitamins-amino-acids-persist-amid-middle-east-tensions-and
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply higher Chinese methionine prices tighten global supply of a key feed amino acid and raise feed formulation costs, though weak livestock and aquaculture demand may limit how long the rally lasts.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- news.chemnet.com: https://news.chemnet.com/news-3729.html

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