# Why Rising Freight Costs Are Driving Up Amino Acid Prices for Animal Feed | The Bullvine

> An article attributes rising amino acid prices for feed to higher freight costs on routes from China, where most feed-grade amino acids are produced, to the Americas and Europe. It also projects feed-grade amino acid demand growing from under $10 million to over $40 million annually by 2031.

- Date: 2024-06-28 · published 2024-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30126-why-rising-freight-costs-are-driving-up-amino-acid-prices-for-animal-feed-the
- 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

Freight-driven cost increases for China-origin amino acids raise the landed price of lysine and related additives for feed mills, supporting higher feed additive prices.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thebullvine.com: https://www.thebullvine.com/news/why-rising-freight-costs-are-driving-up-amino-acid-prices-for-animal-feed/

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