# Amino acid from France, Japan, Spain to be examined by US Commerce | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

> The US Commerce Department will investigate whether methionine imports from France, Japan and Spain are sold at less than normal market value. The probe follows a petition on the product used in animal feed.

- Date: 2020-08-19 · published 2020-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51936-amino-acid-from-france-japan-spain-to-be-examined-by-us-commerce-mlex
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Antidumping investigations can restrict import flows and lift US methionine prices by reducing competing supply. Affected exporters may redirect volume to other markets, so the price effect depends on the final determination.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- mlex.com: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2061834/amino-acid-from-france-japan-spain-to-be-examined-by-us-commerce

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