# Amino acid markets firming while volatility seen in vitamin markets - Food & Agribusiness

> Significantly higher container freight rates and early shipment delays from Asia to Europe are pushing up spot and early Q2 prices for lysine and threonine, despite weak FOB China prices. Freight is being rerouted via South Africa instead of the Suez Canal to avoid Red Sea attacks, and methionine is relatively static.

- Date: 2024-01-10 · published 2024-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32031-amino-acid-markets-firming-while-volatility-seen-in-vitamin-markets-food-and
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Rerouting and freight cost spikes raise landed amino acid costs for feed buyers in Europe, and the price gap versus weak Chinese FOB quotes shows the increase is freight-driven rather than demand-driven.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/amino-acid-markets-firming-while-volatility-seen-in-vitamin-markets

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