# FEFAC warns EU reliant on China for feed additives
						 | The Poultry Site

> FEFAC warned that the EU depends heavily on foreign suppliers, particularly China, for feed vitamins and amino acids. Its study found nearly 80% of vitamins are produced in China and the EU produces only 6% of its lysine needs domestically.

- Date: 2025-12-23 · published 2025-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21866-fefac-warns-eu-reliant-on-china-for-feed-additives-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

EU reliance on Chinese lysine and other additives creates supply-security risk that could support European feed additive prices if flows are disrupted.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2025/12/fefac-warns-eu-reliant-on-china-for-feed-additives
- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2025/12/fefac-warns-eu-reliant-on-china-for-feed-additives

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