# COVID-19 disrupts vitamin supply chain

> Travel restrictions and work stoppages in China tied to COVID-19 have disrupted production and shipping of vitamins and amino acids, which are made largely in the Wuhan region. US feed buyers have seen limited supplies of some vitamins and amino acids after drawing down reserves. Suppliers say conditions are beginning to ease.

- Date: 2020-03-05 · published 2020-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54433-covid-19-disrupts-vitamin-supply-chain
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Tight supply of vitamins and amino acids raises feed formulation costs for livestock and poultry producers, and the expected recovery should gradually ease those price pressures.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/covid-19-in-china-disrupts-vitamin-supply-chain

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