# Enzyme technology could help ease pressures of amino acid shortage
						 | The Poultry Site

> Elanco Animal Health says lysine, a key amino acid in pig and poultry diets, is in short supply. Dry L-lysine prices are escalating, with little sign of relief before spring 2022. Nutritionists are reformulating rations toward cheaper soy and rapeseed meal.

- Date: 2022-02-17 · published 2022-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43033-enzyme-technology-could-help-ease-pressures-of-amino-acid-shortage-the-poultry
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight lysine supply raises the cost of formulating pig and poultry feed and pushes buyers toward substitute protein sources. This supports lysine prices and adds some demand for soymeal and rapeseed meal.

## Read by commodity

- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2022/02/enzyme-technology-could-help-ease-pressures-of-amino-acid-shortage
- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2022/02/enzyme-technology-could-help-ease-pressures-of-amino-acid-shortage

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