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RFK Jr. Pledge Could Shatter Corn Industry: Farmers Brace for Impact
Sunday, January 19, 2025 - 3:30pm | 392HHS Secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to ban high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and seed oils has reportedly raised concerns among corn farmers, particularly in key Trump-supporting regions like western Ohio. Corn farming in this area is a major industry, and a significant...
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Battle Lines Drawn Over Corn In Beer After Super Bowl Ads
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 5:01pm | 932Anheuser Busch Inbev (NYSE: BUD) brewed a controversy over ingredients with a Super Bowl LIII ad poking fun at its top U.S. light beer competitors for using corn syrup. But the ad, which some may have thought was one of the most interesting parts of an incredibly low-scoring Super Bowl game,...
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Sugar Taxes To Trade Agreements: Good News, Bad News This Week For Cola Companies
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 10:00am | 502The United States and Mexico reached a preliminary sugar trade agreement on Tuesday, preventing the Department of Commerce from implementing antidumping and countervailing duties. Mexico made significant concessions, including cutting back exports of refined sugar the the U.S. At a news conference...