# Amino acids: A bright synthetic future - Food & Agribusiness

> Synthetic amino acids such as methionine are increasingly used in pig and poultry diets, helped by ileal digestibility data that allows more precise formulation. The article notes they reduce crude protein needs and allow flexibility in replacing imported soybean meal.

- Date: 2021-12-20 · published 2021-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43936-amino-acids-a-bright-synthetic-future-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Greater amino acid use can reduce feed reliance on soybean meal and crude protein, modestly lowering demand for soymeal while supporting methionine and lysine demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/amino-acids-a-bright-synthetic-future

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