# Trade war intensification poses risks for natural products, experts say

> Experts told NutraIngredients-USA that the latest US-China trade escalation will compress margins and could constrict supply of dietary ingredients. China's retaliatory tariffs on about $60 billion of US goods are cited, and amino acids were a notable exception to earlier tariff exemptions.

- Date: 2019-05-16 · published 2019-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59418-trade-war-intensification-poses-risks-for-natural-products-experts-say
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher tariffs on amino acids and other Chinese-sourced ingredients could raise costs for feed and supplement makers, but the story focuses on supplements rather than bulk feed commodities.

## Sources

- nutraingredients.com: https://www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2019/05/16/Trade-war-intensification-poses-risks-for-natural-products-experts-say/

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