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IbogaProject

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9. The USA produces 3/4 of our sugar consumption

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 12:17 PM

18 hrs ago

And beet sugar is expected to increase. Beets can grow in same areas as corn. Our domestic sugar production has been steadaly increasing since the 1980s.

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Coke's shift to cane sugar would be expensive, hurt US farmers [View all] Eugene 20 hrs ago OP

Would it be healthier and less costly for the medical system? bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #1

Sugar agriculture requires a lot of infrastructure The Blue Flower 19 hrs ago #2

FAFO we can do it 19 hrs ago #4

Corn growers get plenty of subsidies. They will be fine. Autumn 19 hrs ago #5

Coke is not healthy... Mike Nelson 19 hrs ago #3

Why does a Diet-Coke drinker have a dog in the fight? Sneederbunk 19 hrs ago #6

Not sure if it's still true EverHopeful 19 hrs ago #7

This is just like Donny talking about all the countries that had made tariff deals with him tanyev 18 hrs ago #8

The USA produces 3/4 of our sugar consumption IbogaProject 18 hrs ago #9