Big Sugar spent more than $600k on state lobbying in Q2

Big Sugar spent more than $600k on state lobbying in Q2

Big Sugar continues to spend big on lobbying, according to state data. In the second quarter of 2025, the industry reported that at least 55 individual lobbyists from 25 different firms were registered to lobby on their behalf. Those lobbyists collected an estimated $609,000, most of it from the two biggest players, U.S. Sugar and Florida Crystals. Of that figure, U.S. Sugar spent the most — an estimated $369,000 to lobby the state legislature a…