# Daesang to ramp up feedstuff supplement production » Daesang

> Daesang Corp. said it will add tryptophan production lines at its lysine factory in Gusan, South Korea, in the second half of 2019 and is preparing equipment orders. Tryptophan and lysine are fermentation-made amino acid feed supplements for livestock. The company cited a supply shortage lifting the global tryptophan market's value.

- Date: 2019-06-14 · published 2019-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58918-daesang-to-ramp-up-feedstuff-supplement-production-daesang
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

New tryptophan capacity adds supply to a tight amino acid market used in pig and poultry rations, which could support feed additive prices over time but is a small change for feed grain markets.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral
- LYSINE: neutral

## Sources

- daesangeurope.com: https://daesangeurope.com/daesang-to-ramp-up-feedstuff-supplement-production/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.