# China’s Exports Of Amino Acids Threatens A Critical U.S. Market

> An opinion piece argues that US imports of Chinese amino acids used in animal feed have grown sharply in recent years. It warns that Beijing could use these exports as a strategic weapon, as it has done with other critical exports.

- Date: 2021-07-27 · published 2021-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46394-china-s-exports-of-amino-acids-threatens-a-critical-u-s-market
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

US feed formulators rely on Chinese lysine and other amino acids, so any export restriction would raise costs for compound feed. The article is commentary on a risk rather than a new policy action, so its immediate price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- forbes.com: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2021/07/27/chinas-exports-of-amino-acids-threatens-a-critical-us-market/

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