# Looming Feedstock Prices and Supply Constraints Pressurized the Methionine Prices in the U.S

> Methionine prices in the U.S. have risen on tight supply, high natural gas and feedstock costs, and rail strikes that delayed loading and unloading. Producers are struggling to meet demand as energy prices climb and Russian gas cuts affect the petrochemical sector.

- Date: 2022-09-27 · published 2022-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39911-looming-feedstock-prices-and-supply-constraints-pressurized-the-methionine
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher methionine costs raise the price of a key poultry and swine feed amino acid and can increase formulation costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-09-23 | [HSC Natural Gas Prices to Rise Amid Disconnect Between Surging Supply, Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57256-hsc-natural-gas-prices-to-rise-amid-disconnect-between-surging-supply-demand.md) | -1.2% | -9.8% |
| NATGAS | 2026-06-24 | [Two Pressures, One Canal: Conservation Meets Geopolitics at Panama \| Engineering News-Record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16849-two-pressures-one-canal-conservation-meets-geopolitics-at-panama-engineering.md) | +3.7% | -11.2% |
| NATGAS | 2020-10-30 | [Congestion Hits the Panama Canal and the Pandemic Isn't Helping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50536-congestion-hits-the-panama-canal-and-the-pandemic-isn-t-helping.md) | -11.5% | -16.6% |
| NATGAS | 2023-08-28 | [Natural Gas Prices Rise As Supply Risks Persist \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34752-natural-gas-prices-rise-as-supply-risks-persist-oilprice-com.md) | +9.3% | +5.4% |
| NATGAS | 2022-09-21 | [Limited AN supply sees further move to urea - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39895-limited-an-supply-sees-further-move-to-urea-farmers-weekly.md) | -14.3% | -24.3% |

## Sources

- chemanalyst.com: https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/looming-feedstock-prices-and-supply-constraints-pressurized-the-methionine-prices-in-the-us-11586

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