# China Starch 2025 Annual Profit Warning: Pre-tax Profit Expected to Decrease by Approximately 64% - ChemNet

> China Starch issued a profit warning expecting 2025 pre-tax profit to fall about 64% from 2024 on higher corn kernel costs and an oversupplied lysine market. Lysine prices fell sharply in the second half of 2025, and anti-dumping cases reduced export orders.

- Date: 2026-02-24 · published 2026-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20949-china-starch-2025-annual-profit-warning-pre-tax-profit-expected-to-decrease-by
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

The warning highlights weak Chinese lysine pricing and oversupply, which keeps amino acid prices low for feed compounders, while higher corn costs squeeze processors' margins.

## Read by commodity

- LYSINE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- news.chemnet.com: https://news.chemnet.com/news-2310.html

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