# Evonik resumes operations at its  methionine plant  in Alabama | Feed Planet Magazine

> Evonik has resumed operations at its DL-methionine plant in Mobile, Alabama, which had been curtailed in recent years. The plant will again supply US dairy and milk customers from a local source.

- Date: 2022-06-07 · published 2022-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41289-evonik-resumes-operations-at-its-methionine-plant-in-alabama-feed-planet
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Restored domestic methionine capacity improves US supply security for dairy feed formulators, modestly easing reliance on imports and limiting price pressure in the US methionine market.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bearish ▼
- MILK: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-08-31 | [Dairy Products Pricing Report Captures Small Portion of Sales Volumes \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34592-dairy-products-pricing-report-captures-small-portion-of-sales-volumes-farm.md) | -1.5% | -2.6% |
| MILK | 2024-09-04 | [Decoding USDA’s FMMO Recommendations \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28318-decoding-usda-s-fmmo-recommendations-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +12.1% | +13.1% |
| MILK | 2022-11-01 | [WCMA Board of Directors Approves Reform Concepts   for Federal Milk Orders - Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38840-wcma-board-of-directors-approves-reform-concepts-for-federal-milk-orders.md) | -4.2% | -9.1% |
| MILK | 2020-12-15 | [More Negative PPDs and De-Pooling Reignite Federal Milk Marketing Order Debate \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49805-more-negative-ppds-and-de-pooling-reignite-federal-milk-marketing-order-debate.md) | -0.9% | +3.0% |
| MILK | 2025-02-01 | [Evaluating the Implications of the USDA AMS Final Decision on Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26672-evaluating-the-implications-of-the-usda-ams-final-decision-on-federal-milk.md) | -1.3% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- feedplanetmagazine.com: https://feedplanetmagazine.com/blog/evonik-resumes-operations-at-its-methionine-plant-in-alabama-1831

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