Cane Sugar vs High-Fructose Corn Syrup
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The switch would replace high-fructose corn syrup in Coke’s new line -- sugar that’s produced from corn grown in the Midwest.
Coke’s cane sugar announcement bugs some farmers, but is unlikely to impact South Dakota corn prices
Murray pointed to industry-funded research from North Dakota State University that concluded such a scenario would lead to a price decline for corn of between 15 and 34 cents per bushel, with associated reductions in corn cash receipts estimated between $2.2 billion and $5.1 billion.