# Aquafeed supplementation with crystalline amino acids

> A research article on aquafeed supplementation with crystalline amino acids notes that fishmeal supplies have leveled off while aquaculture grows. It says producers increasingly use alternative proteins and synthetic amino acids to meet essential amino acid requirements in shrimp and fish diets.

- Date: 2018-11-01 · published 2018-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62853-aquafeed-supplementation-with-crystalline-amino-acids
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

The piece reinforces structural demand for alternative proteins and crystalline amino acids as fishmeal becomes scarcer and costlier. This is a gradual trend rather than a new price shock.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral
- LYSINE: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- globalseafood.org: https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/aquafeed-supplementation-with-crystalline-amino-acids/

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