St. Louis, MO, USA, July 1, 2004—Effective immediately, Novus International, Inc. has increased the dollar denominated price of Alimet® Feed Supplement methionine source to US$2.40 per kilo and the euro denominated price to €2.00 per kilo. Novus will honor all existing contracts.

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