# Amino acids markets: Stable to weaker prices FOB China offset by higher container rates - Food & Agribusiness

> FOB China lysine and threonine prices are stable to slightly weaker this week with slow business and some sales pressure in China. Container freight rates have risen again, and European and US local prices are firming slightly on freight costs. Liquid lysine is being offered more aggressively in Europe as buyers switch from powder to liquid, and the EU anti-dumping case on Chinese lysine remains unresolved.

- Date: 2024-10-23 · published 2024-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27763-amino-acids-markets-stable-to-weaker-prices-fob-china-offset-by-higher
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher container freight is lifting delivered amino acid costs outside China even as ex-works prices soften, so buyers face firmer local prices for Q1 supply. Lysine and methionine are largely contracted for Q4, limiting spot pressure.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bearish ▼
- LYSINE: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/amino-acids-markets-stable-to-weaker-prices-fob-china-offset-by-higher-container-rates

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