# Amino acid markets quiet as Q4 contracting progresses - Food & Agribusiness

> Amino acid markets remained subdued in early September, with lysine seeing brief price increase attempts that led to some Q4 and partial Q1 contracting. Threonine is at record lows, while tryptophan is softening on oversupply and methionine prices are stable.

- Date: 2025-09-10 · published 2025-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23213-amino-acid-markets-quiet-as-q4-contracting-progresses-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak amino acid prices and incomplete Q4 coverage in Europe point to cheap supplementation costs for feed compounders. Stable-to-soft prices keep pressure on feed margins to remain low.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral
- LYSINE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/amino-acid-markets-quiet-as-q4-contracting-progresses

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