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Rutgers University scientists report inserting a bacterial gene into corn so that it produces methionine, raising methionine in kernels by 57 percent. The study was published in PNAS and included a chicken feeding trial showing the corn was nutritious.
The authors say the approach could cut the cost of synthetic methionine added to feed.
If commercialized, methionine-enriched corn could reduce demand for synthetic methionine and lower feed formulation costs. This is a long-term research result, not a near-term supply change.
rutgers.eduToddOct 9, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
