# Opinion: Curb China's domination of amino acids market

> An opinion column argues that the U.S. should curb Chinese dominance of the amino acids market, citing national security concerns over Fufeng Group's proposed corn mill near a North Dakota air base. The author notes that most supplemental amino acids are produced from corn.

- Date: 2023-04-09 · published 2023-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36723-opinion-curb-china-s-domination-of-amino-acids-market
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

The piece is advocacy rather than a market event, though any restriction on Chinese amino acid investment or imports could eventually shift lysine supply chains and corn demand in the US.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- LYSINE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-11-26 | [Cage-Free Eggs Were Once Expected to Dominate the Egg Market \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62059-cage-free-eggs-were-once-expected-to-dominate-the-egg-market-farm-bureau-intel.md) | +1.1% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2019-11-15 | [USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56042-usda-issues-second-tranche-of-market-facilitation-program.md) | -0.7% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2020-09-16 | [Fighting GMO Corn, for Mexico’s Soul (OPINION) - Latino Rebels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51078-fighting-gmo-corn-for-mexico-s-soul-opinion-latino-rebels.md) | +1.1% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2023-11-27 | [Public News Service \| Mexico’s GM Corn Ban Opens Market for American Farmers \| Farm Action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33148-public-news-service-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-opens-market-for-american-farmers-farm.md) | -0.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-02-03 | [Argentina’s meal market remains slow despite export tax cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13880-argentina-s-meal-market-remains-slow-despite-export-tax-cut.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- desmoinesregister.com: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2023/04/09/china-domination-amino-acids-market/70086401007/

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