Feed additives market: Highs for both threonine & folic acid

Threonine prices hit 6 year high

Threonine contracts continue to close at increasingly high prices. Forward contracts for deals entered into the Glowlit system show 2022 Q1 record prices not seen for the last 6 years.

Folic acid price on the rise

Global supply challenges have removed any hope for price relief in B9 Folic Acid prices. In the last month, prices increased by an average 15.9% globally following a brief downward trend. BASF’s broad vitamins and carotenoids price increase announced last week pushed buyers to the cover their needs in the spot market.

Shipping crisis creates supply challenges

Forward contracts for vitamins signed a while back are priced much cheaper than the current market price. Still, the global shipping crisis creates challenges in supplying these contracts. Buyers can be sure goods are in their hands only when the container arrived in their warehouse. Otherwise they will forced into the spot market, which can be as much as double in price.