# US Lysine Hydrochloride Prices Show Divergence Trend in November 2023 for Feed and Food-Grade

> Feed-grade Lysine Hydrochloride prices kept falling through November 2023 in the US and globally, while food-grade lysine prices rose month over month. Market experts attributed the feed-grade decline to amino acid production far exceeding downstream demand, with heavy Chinese producer competition for market share.

- Date: 2023-12-07 · published 2023-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33036-us-lysine-hydrochloride-prices-show-divergence-trend-in-november-2023-for-feed
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper lysine lowers the cost of amino acid supplementation in feed rations, giving feed formulators room to reduce costs but signalling weak pricing power for amino acid producers.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- chemanalyst.com: https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/us-lysine-hydrochloride-prices-show-divergence-trend-in-november-2023-23782

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