# Amino acid markets: Container freight rates stay high and potential to go higher - Food & Agribusiness

> FOB China lysine and threonine prices are stable to weaker, while container freight rates to Europe and the Americas remain firm with further upside expected through summer. Methionine is stabilising and tryptophan and valine are weakish but offset by higher freight.

- Date: 2024-06-05 · published 2024-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30127-amino-acid-markets-container-freight-rates-stay-high-and-potential-to-go-higher
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Rising container freight is keeping delivered amino acid prices firm in Europe and the Americas despite softer FOB China prices, supporting firmer offers for Q3 and Q4.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/amino-acids-container-freight-rates-stay-high-and-potential-to-go-higher

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