# Amino acids markets:  Buyers keep eye on container freight development - Food & Agribusiness

> Weekly feed additive market snapshot reports threonine prices stable in China and the regions with low activity and buyers waiting on Q4 purchases. Lysine HCl FOB China prices eased slightly while spot availability in Europe and the US remains poor due to delayed shipments from China. Methionine is calm with gradually falling prices, while tryptophan is stable and valine and arginine are stable to weak.

- Date: 2024-08-28 · published 2024-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28682-amino-acids-markets-buyers-keep-eye-on-container-freight-development-food-and
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Lysine and methionine are key amino acid feed additives, and buyers are shifting focus to container freight rates, which may weaken on several routes and could lower Q4 landed costs more than product prices. Soft methionine and lysine pricing point to bearish pressure on these additives for feed formulators.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bearish ▼
- LYSINE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/amino-acids-markets-buyers-keep-eye-on-container-freight-development

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