# | Kansas State University | News and Communications Services

> Kansas State University researchers verified nursery-pig dietary requirements for the amino acid histidine. The guidelines let nutritionists formulate diets with more feed-grade amino acids in place of expensive protein sources.

- Date: 2018-05-30 · published 2018-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65345-kansas-state-university-news-and-communications-services
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Greater use of synthetic amino acids can reduce demand for soybean meal and fishmeal in swine rations. The effect on prices is modest because it is a research finding rather than an immediate change in buying.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2017-08-10 | [Bearish USDA crop report shakes corn and soybean sectors \| 2017-08-10 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69393-bearish-usda-crop-report-shakes-corn-and-soybean-sectors-2017-08-10-agri-pulse.md) | -3.9% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2021-09-10 | [USDA raises corn and soy yield forecasts, pushing down price expectations \| 2021-09-10  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45108-usda-raises-corn-and-soy-yield-forecasts-pushing-down-price-expectations-2021.md) | +1.7% | -3.7% |
| SBM | 2024-08-16 | [Commodities Overview August 2024 Edition - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28853-commodities-overview-august-2024-edition-adm-investor-services.md) | -0.7% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2021-10-12 | [USDA officials increase soybean, corn yield estimates \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44382-usda-officials-increase-soybean-corn-yield-estimates-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| SBM | 2024-01-16 | [Global Ag News for Jan 16.24 - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11444-global-ag-news-for-jan-16-24-adm-investor-services.md) | +1.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- ksre.k-state.edu: https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/stories/2018/05/pig-diets-histidine.html

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