The US Department of Commerce issued a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination on L-lysine from mainland China in a Federal Register notice of 22 January 2026, finding countervailable subsidies with rates of 39.50% to 80.37%. The US International Trade Commission had earlier found a reasonable indication of injury, and the case moves to its final phase.
Heavy US duties on Chinese lysine would tighten US supply of this feed amino acid and push buyers toward other origins, supporting lysine and soymeal-substitute pricing in the US market.
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