# Feed additive focus

> Feedstuffs and Glowlit report weekly feed additive pricing, this week covering Lysine HCL, Vitamin B5 Calpan and Vitamin K3 MSB. Chinese L-Lysine is priced at $1.4/kg, down 15% from its February peak, while regulatory actions in Europe and Indonesia target Chinese suppliers. Calpan has returned to pre-COVID levels of $48.4/kg, and Vitamin K3 MSB spiked 63% in February to about $16.2/kg.

- Date: 2020-05-07 · published 2020-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53052-feed-additive-focus
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Anti-dumping measures and import bans on Chinese lysine could tighten non-China supply and support prices for feed-grade amino acids used in swine and poultry rations. Vitamin price moves add to feed cost pressure for formulators.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/feed-additive-focus-lysine-vitamin-b5-vitamin-k3

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