# Amino acids markets: China returns to markets and prices immediately rise - Food & Agribusiness

> China resumed trading after its national holiday and threonine prices on a FOB China basis were raised again, with lysine HCl up a few cents per kg. Methionine, valine, tryptophan and arginine were stable to slightly weaker, while container freight rates were declining.

- Date: 2024-10-09 · published 2024-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28201-amino-acids-markets-china-returns-to-markets-and-prices-immediately-rise-food
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Chinese amino acid prices raise the cost of synthetic lysine and threonine for feed formulators, while a weaker euro and lower freight partly offset this for European buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/amino-acids-markets-china-returns-to-markets-and-prices-immediately-rise

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