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An All About Feed piece reports that zinc prices have stayed high because mine closures in 2015 and 2016 tightened supply. LME zinc prices are reported above $3,000 per ton this year.
Feed additive makers say the cost increase is passed through to trace-mineral premixes.
Sustained high zinc costs raise the price of trace-mineral premixes and zinc-based feed additives for livestock producers.
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