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Coke’s New Cane-Sweetened Soda Risks Upending Sugar Supplies

If Coke’s cane-sweetened version is a success, if would likely put a dent in sugar US supplies.
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By Ilena Peng

July 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM EDT

Updated on

July 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM EDT

After four decades drinking Coca-Cola sweetened with corn syrup, Americans are going to get the chance to buy the soda made from domestic cane sugar. But whether US farmers can meet that demand is unclear.

Coca-Cola Co. said Tuesday it will launch the new Coke variety this fall, a week after President Donald Trump said the company had agreed to start using the sweetener.