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Ocelot II

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1. Sugar cane is grown in Louisiana, Florida and Texas, although the US also imports a lot of it

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 03:00 PM

Jul 17

from Brazil, and it's tariffed. Sugar beets are also grown a number of northern states. So I'm wondering what the point is of benefiting cane and beet farmers over corn farmers? High fructose corn syrup is in everything and it's not very good for you, but I don't think that's what's going on here. What's Trump's real reason for telling Coke to change its recipe?

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US corn growers warn Trump's push for cane sugar in Coke will cost thousands of American jobs [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 17 OP

Sugar cane is grown in Louisiana, Florida and Texas, although the US also imports a lot of it Ocelot II Jul 17 #1

Our cane growing areas in no way match the almost infinite acres of corn BumRushDaShow Jul 17 #6

awww...so sad. BTW, who did you vote for? ret5hd Jul 17 #2

My husband and I are corn growers. murielm99 Jul 17 #10

TACO never thinks things through. NCDem47 Jul 17 #3

Oh well we can do it Jul 17 #4

That's their plan. Autumn Jul 17 #5

Can't wait until he puts the Cocaine back in Coke! ToxMarz Jul 17 #7

in a follow up article titled: trump doesn't give a rats ass about anyone else but himself. nt Javaman Jul 17 #8

Trump just doesn't want to get caught drinking MexiCoke, seeing he's trying to exterminate Mexicans. hadEnuf Jul 17 #9

The down side, at least here in Colorado, is the Mexican Coke is generally $2 a bottle, occasionally less. generalbetrayus Jul 17 #11

Yes, you can taste the difference. hadEnuf Jul 17 #18

I just bought a bottle of Mex coke in NM for $3 today womanofthehills Jul 17 #19

Has Coca-Cola confirmed they plan to do this? tanyev Jul 17 #12

Apparently it seemed to have blindsided them BumRushDaShow Jul 17 #13

Figures. tanyev Jul 17 #14

Pffffttt...another Trump diversion. Give it five more minutes and never mentioned again. Bengus81 Jul 17 #15

Honestly, I support getting rid of High Fructose Corn Syrup cabotnn22 Jul 17 #16

Everything Dump does and signs interrupts many livelihoods mdbl Jul 17 #17