# Lysine Below Cost: Why the World’s Billion-Tonne Feed Market Can’t Price Its Own Additives – Pheonix Research

> A market analysis reports that lysine is priced below production cost, with suppliers competing for share across regions. Threonine fell again after a stable period, and tryptophan lost its brief price floor.

- Date: 2026-10-18 · published 2026-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/708-lysine-below-cost-why-the-world-s-billion-tonne-feed-market-can-t-price-its-own
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Amino acid prices below cost signal oversupply and weak pricing power, favoring cheaper rations for feed buyers while pressuring producer margins.

## Read by commodity

- LYSINE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- pheonixresearch.com: https://www.pheonixresearch.com/agriculture-agritech/animal-nutrition-feed/article/lysine-below-cost-why-the-worlds-billion-tonne-feed-market-cant-price-its-own-additives/

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