# Measuring Up Methionine Sources
						 | The Poultry Site

> A Poultry Site feature reviews the global methionine market, which grew about 6 per cent last year despite supply disruptions from raw material shortages, maintenance and delayed plant openings. It explains the chemical differences between DL-methionine and HMTBa, and how animals absorb each form.

- Date: 2017-01-21 · published 2017-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73313-measuring-up-methionine-sources-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Methionine is a key synthetic amino acid for poultry and pig rations, so steady demand growth with recovering supply supports feed formulation costs. The piece is educational and does not signal a discrete price move.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2017/01/measuring-up-methionine-sources

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