Import price of feed-grade Lysine Hydrochloride (L-Lysine HCl) to the United States has been decreasing in December 2025, after a moderate increase in November 2025. The moderate Lysine Hydrochloride price increase in November was led by the year-end restocking by feed producers and animal farmers due to relatively strong demand in the poultry and swine industries. Yet, the price trend did not last long.There have been several reasons that have impacted Lysine Hydrochloride price decline. The abundance of domestic inventory has, to some extent, lowered the need for immediate purchase, while attractive global export offers, especially in Asia, gave importers a chance to negotiate better prices. Further, weakening downstream Lysine Hydrochloride demand from feed formulators finalizing year-end budgets, with stable raw material and freight costs, have eased downward price pressures altogether. Market players further states that the market may continue to drop for Lysine Hydrochloride in early 2026 which additionally reflects a clear transition from November’s brief rise to a more measured market adjustment.
Across the us market, the import prices for feed-grade Lysine Hydrochloride demonstrates steady drop in December 2025 with prices decreasing by 0.48 percent, contrary to the moderate price increase witnessed in the past month, market analysis and pricing metrics suggest. This trend reversal indicates changes in supply-demand market trends, increased inventory, and overall global market trends affecting amino acid feed additives.
Throughout the month of November 2025, analysts have noted a slight increase in the price of Feed Grade Lysine Hydrochloride due to year-end restocking by livestock and feed compounders in preparation for the winter season. High demand in major sectors such as poultry and swine feed has also aided in this short-term price movement, with imported volumes helping to satisfy the demand in the U.S. feed industry. However, the scope and period of this rise were not so extensive as in earlier projections.
In December 2025, the pricing indicators began to decline steadily as the market shifted into typical year-end slowdown conditions. Several factors have contributed to this decline. Initially, more than sufficient inventories of Lysine Hydrochloride in U.S. warehouses and distribution channels have reduced the immediate need for purchases, thus decreasing short-term supply constraints that driven Lysine Hydrochloride prices earlier in the year.
Recent pricing indices suggest a continuous downward pressure on feed grade Lysine Hydrochloride prices in North America, because of oversupply in the market and buyers postponing new business.
Supporting to this further, export opportunities globally, especially from key Asian countries, are competitive, thereby pushing Lysine Hydrochloride importers to hold back on high-priced offers in the hopes of better year-end and early 2026 terms. In the Asia Pacific region, producers have been clearing their inventory by offering aggressive export terms, and this has resulted in a downward impact on U.S. import pricing benchmarks for feed grades
Third, there is softer downstream Lysine Hydrochloride demand from the livestock sector, as feed formulators have finalized their budgets and have avoided overstocking. With lower consumption demand in the shorter term, this has further softened demand among buyers. Moreover, relatively eased freight rates and stable raw material prices to produce Lysine Hydrochloride have also prevented an increase in landed costs, thus weakening the driving force for higher prices.
Overall, while looking ahead, market players states that while the short-term price drop may likely to witness even in late December and through early 2026, seasonal demand trends and macroeconomic factors such as regulatory proposals and feed production cycles and related to imports may continue to affect the trading pricing trends in the upcoming year.
