# Amino acids will play a crucial role in diet formulation throughout 2020
						 | The Poultry Site

> The Poultry Site reports that Premier Nutrition expects amino acids to play a bigger role in livestock diets in 2020, as protected amino acid products have become more competitively priced. Premier says two new crystalline amino acids for poultry will allow about a 1% cut in crude protein use.

- Date: 2019-12-17 · published 2019-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55878-amino-acids-will-play-a-crucial-role-in-diet-formulation-throughout-2020-the
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper and more available crystalline amino acids allow feed makers to replace some soybean meal and other protein sources, which can modestly reduce protein ingredient demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- METH: neutral
- LYSINE: neutral

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2019/12/amino-acids-will-play-a-crucial-role-in-diet-formulation-throughout-2020

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