Louisiana has also seen production expand. The state has specifically seen an increase in sugarcane acreage when returns for competing crops, such as rice and soybeans, have decreased, according to the USDA. Each year from 2017 to 2021, the state produced 1.782 million tons of unrefined sugar.

A week after President Trump said Coca-Cola would change its recipe and drop high fructose corn syrup, Coke says it has a new drink coming.