# Analysis of customs data of three major varieties of Q1 amino acids in 2021 | ECHEMI

> Chinese customs data for Q1 2021 show strong growth in amino acid exports. Lysine and its salts and esters reached 210,000 tons in Q1, up 5% year on year, while methionine exports in March rose about 159% year on year to 6,664 tons.

- Date: 2021-04-27 · published 2021-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47520-analysis-of-customs-data-of-three-major-varieties-of-q1-amino-acids-in-2021
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Chinese amino acid exports signal ample global supply of feed-grade lysine and methionine, which tends to cap prices for these synthetic feed additives used in swine and poultry rations.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bearish ▼
- LYSINE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- echemi.com: https://www.echemi.com/cms/207539.html

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