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GreatGazoo

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30. Plenty of other uses for corn -- mostly as livestock feed

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 08:01 AM

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Surprised to see that only 8% of corn is going into sugar replacement because all of the soda is corn syrup.

Unlikely that Coke and Pepsi will reformulate their flagship product using real sugar due to the cost increase.

These same Trump farmers hate ethanol mandates even though it is a corn subsidy. Ethanol seems like a likely target for DOGE since everyone except agribusiness giants hates ethanol.

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Farmers are concerned about RFKJR's proposed corn syrup ban. [View all] Ocelot II Sunday OP

This just in: face-eating leopards on the loose. sakabatou Sunday #1

Farmers in the midwest are wondering why there are leopards in their cornfields. Ocelot II Sunday #7

These farmers voted for Trump. Irish_Dem Sunday #2

They support Trump. Enjoy. 33taw Sunday #3

They can still produce corn syrup just not the HFCS MagickMuffin Sunday #4

One of the few things I can get behind RainCaster Sunday #5

Uh oh snowybirdie Sunday #6

But you didn't vote for Trump. Corn-producing farmers did. Ocelot II Sunday #8

I agree. nt Raine Monday #17

I already don't drnk soda and check labels Ritabert Sunday #9

Congratulations! They got what they voted for. tanyev Sunday #10

Corn is heavily subsidized, which makes foods & snacks with corn products from labs cheap to make Hekate Sunday #11

The voted, and they got what they wanted, and now they can go fuck themselves . . . hatrack Sunday #12

Trump said he was going to let RFK Jr go wild. This is what you voted for. Norrrm Sunday #13

Let's wait to see if they continue to vote straight Republican Golden Raisin Sunday #14

HFCS bad. corn syrup ok. need it for our caramel for apples. pansypoo53219 Sunday #15

That's beside the point, though, isn't it? Ocelot II Sunday #16

1st we grow to much corn. hfcs should be baned. there was a movie a few years about how ADM pushed this shit. pansypoo53219 Yesterday #19

Good, This is something I don't have a strong opinion on JI7 Monday #18

Would probably hurt the economy though. Elessar Zappa Yesterday #21

An acre of solar produces far more energy than corn exboyfil Yesterday #32

Farmers shoot themselves in the foot to entertain Republican politicians. Emile Yesterday #20

Fuck their feelings! Celerity Yesterday #22

the "MAHA" movement is against many things Dorian Gray Yesterday #23

"Ha ha. Suckers and losers. Ha ha." - G.O.P. BoRaGard Yesterday #24

Farmers have entered the "find out" stage. GoCubsGo Yesterday #25

this is just a shakedown. ADM will cough up a few millions in donations and this effort will go away. unblock Yesterday #26

Wait until the ethanol ban hits! DenaliDemocrat Yesterday #27

no worries markie Yesterday #28

As an Iowan and the grandson of farmers, I say: Itchinjim Yesterday #29

Plenty of other uses for corn -- mostly as livestock feed GreatGazoo Yesterday #30

Bigger problems for corn that corn syrup..tariffs and ethanol JT45242 Yesterday #31

That is something I could get behind myself. How about stopping contaminating our doc03 Yesterday #33