# Price Change in Corn and Lysine - Benison Media

> Corn prices reached a seven-year high after China bought 5.85 million tonnes of US corn in four days. Lysine prices rose 4.6% globally in the same week as producers stocked up in anticipation of tighter supply.

- Date: 2021-02-04 · published 2021-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48557-price-change-in-corn-and-lysine-benison-media
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Large Chinese purchases draw US corn offshore and tighten domestic supply, supporting corn prices and feed input costs. Higher corn costs also push up lysine, a key feed amino acid.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-17 | [Barley prices in Ukraine follow wheat and corn prices up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27941-barley-prices-in-ukraine-follow-wheat-and-corn-prices-up.md) | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-01-18 | [India's corn exports plunge as local prices rally on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32179-india-s-corn-exports-plunge-as-local-prices-rally-on-strong-demand.md) | +1.1% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2022-06-06 | [China, Beef, and Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14928-china-beef-and-corn.md) | +5.9% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-01-23 | [A Trade Deal and Corn Prices - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60964-a-trade-deal-and-corn-prices-proag.md) | +0.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2025-01-21 | [Export prices for barley in Ukraine reached the level of corn and feed wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26576-export-prices-for-barley-in-ukraine-reached-the-level-of-corn-and-feed-wheat.md) | -0.5% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- benisonmedia.com: https://benisonmedia.com/price-change-in-corn-and-lysine/

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