Very little of South Dakota’s corn is used to produce sweetened beverages, but the crop’s boosters in the state say a nationwide shift toward cane sugar is an unwelcome sign for corn farmers. Coca-Cola announced its intention to offer cane sugar-sweetened beverages this week.

PepsiCo and Dr Pepper have sold versions of their flagship sodas sweetened with cane sugar since 2009. Coca-Cola has sold Mexican Coke — which uses cane sugar — in the U.S. since 2005, but it’s positioned a trendy alternative and sold in glass bottles. Coke with cane sugar will likely be more widely available.

October NY world sugar #11 today is down -0.12 (-0.61%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 is down -0.90 (-0.16%).Sugar prices today are mildly lower, weighed down by weakness in crude prices. Aug ...

The government faced strong criticism in the Senate on Monday for failing to control the rising price of sugar. Lawmakers accused authorities of supporting market mafias and ignoring consumer rights.