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Louisiana Farmers Await Demand After Trump Calls for Sugar Cane-Sweetened Coke

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Coca-Cola to release sugarcane-sweetened drinks in the U.S. this fall Louisiana is the second-largest sugarcane producer after Florida Farmers welcome attention on natural sugar but report no demand increase yet St. Louis Planting in Plaquemine farms both sugarcane and soybeans It’s planting season for sugarcane farmers in Louisiana as they replenish fields that are older than three years and no longer yielding as much sugar…

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Louisiana farmers await demand after Trump calls for sugar cane-sweetened Coke

Patrick Frischhertz, who oversees a sugarcane farming operation in Plaquemine, says he is waiting to see if President Donald Trump's call for Coca-Cola to use cane sugar to sweeten its drinks will lead to greater demand for his crops. (Brooke Thorington/WRKF)PLAQUEMINE – It’s planting season for sugarcane farmers in Louisiana as they replenish fields that are older than three years and no longer yielding as much sugar. When President Donald Trum…

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