# Eight key words of the lysine market in 2018_亚禾营养

> Lysine prices in China stayed in a low range through 2018, with 98-content lysine ranging from 7.2 to 8.8 yuan/kg. Prices bottomed in May-July, rebounded in August-November on higher corn costs, then weakened again from late November as corn volumes rose and new capacity came online. Global feed-grade lysine capacity reached 4.815 million tons, with China's capacity up 54% year on year and utilization near 50%.

- Date: 2019-01-05 · published 2019-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61404-eight-key-words-of-the-lysine-market-in-2018
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent overcapacity and low utilization keep amino acid prices weak, which lowers feed formulation costs for buyers. Lysine price direction is closely tied to corn costs, so a corn rally would support lysine prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- LYSINE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- yh-nutri.com: https://yh-nutri.com/News/desc.html?aid=203&id=10

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