Firmer global market for lysine, tryptophan and vitamin E

Lysine hcl manufacturers continue to try to increase their prices, with some success. Corn prices have been firmer in China, putting pressure on the cost price of fermented amino acids. Demand is not strong though. Learn more in this week’s feed additives snapshot (week 33). The threonine market has gone very quiet and prices have become stable recently. Methionine seems to have stopped declining for now and manufacturers are very keen to stop the decline and even try to increase the price.