# CJ Bio America expands - Messenger News

> CJ Bio America, a lysine producer in Fort Dodge, Iowa, plans a $51 million expansion to begin producing L-Threonine, an amino acid used in poultry and swine feed. The initial output is projected at 20,000 metric tons.

- Date: 2018-02-01 · published 2018-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66821-cj-bio-america-expands-messenger-news
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Added domestic threonine capacity increases the supply of a feed amino acid that substitutes partly for soybean meal protein, a modest bearish factor for feed amino acid prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- METH: neutral

## Sources

- messengernews.net: https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2018/02/cj-bio-america-expands/

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