# Gene discovery could boost corn's nutrition - Futurity

> Researchers at Rutgers University identified regulators that control how starch and protein are synthesized in the corn endosperm. The work aims to improve corn yield and nutritional quality, particularly lysine content.

- Date: 2019-05-23 · published 2019-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59420-gene-discovery-could-boost-corn-s-nutrition-futurity
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

This is early-stage plant research with no near-term effect on corn supply or prices, so it has minimal market impact.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-05 | [Genetic Discovery May Improve Corn Quality, Yields :  Newsroom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58922-genetic-discovery-may-improve-corn-quality-yields-newsroom.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-01-30 | [Nutritionally enhanced corn could benefit South American consumers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67307-nutritionally-enhanced-corn-could-benefit-south-american-consumers.md) | -0.0% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [U.S. corn, soy futures seek direction beyond pivotal government data  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40951-u-s-corn-soy-futures-seek-direction-beyond-pivotal-government-data-reuters.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2017-01-11 | [Ukraine and Brazil new factors in corn price discovery - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73036-ukraine-and-brazil-new-factors-in-corn-price-discovery-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [2022/23 Brazil Safrinha Corn in Good Condition, Frost Worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13652-2022-23-brazil-safrinha-corn-in-good-condition-frost-worries.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |

## Sources

- futurity.org: https://www.futurity.org/corn-nutrition-genetic-regulators-2070122/

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