# Nutritionally enhanced corn could benefit South American consumers

> Rutgers University scientists inserted a bacterial gene into corn so the crop produces methionine, an essential amino acid. The research is aimed at improving nutrition for South American populations that rely on corn as a staple.

- Date: 2018-01-30 · published 2018-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67307-nutritionally-enhanced-corn-could-benefit-south-american-consumers
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If commercialized, methionine-enhanced corn could reduce the need for synthetic methionine added to feed, a long-term negative for methionine demand, but it is only an early research result with no near-term price effect.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- METH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-23 | [Gene discovery could boost corn's nutrition - Futurity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59420-gene-discovery-could-boost-corn-s-nutrition-futurity.md) | +3.7% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2022-12-20 | [South American corn and soybean outlook: Playing the odds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13683-south-american-corn-and-soybean-outlook-playing-the-odds.md) | +2.9% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2019-12-12 | [South American Soybean Production Impact](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55631-south-american-soybean-production-impact.md) | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2019-09-16 | [Generally Good Growing Conditions in Top Corn/Bean States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56906-generally-good-growing-conditions-in-top-corn-bean-states.md) | +3.4% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2017-02-01 | [Market Factors - Corn South](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72531-market-factors-corn-south.md) | -0.1% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2018/01/31/Nutritionally-enhanced-corn-could-benefit-South-American-consumers/

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