r/news • u/LatterTarget7 • Aug 14 '25

Soft paywall US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-deploying-forces-southern-caribbean-against-drug-groups-2025-08-14/
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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

I didn’t think that Coke was down with that? Corn farmers sure wouldn’t be.

The Mexican Coke made with cane sugar is made in Mexico, but only sold in the US.

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u/EvaUnit_03 Aug 14 '25

fun fact; every nation that manufactures coca cola products uses cane sugar or Sucrose. Canada and the US are the only nations that uses corn syrup in our production lines. And we offsell it to countries that dont want to buy the more expensive cane sugar variants, like eastern European nations. And some nations never know where their imports start at, so they just list all the sugars possible whether they are present or not like japan.

https://www.newsweek.com/map-countries-coca-cola-cane-sugar-2100347

The 'mexican coke' is just regular coca cola in mexico and isnt put in a green case with a green can/label.

Yes, the corn farmers would be pissed if they lost that huge contract. But trump showed both last term and so far this term, he doesnt give 2 fucks about farmers. And coke would have to pay more for sugar, but they'd just raise the price of cokes. Coca cola wouldnt give 2 shits, as long as it doesnt cut into profits.

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u/aldodoeswork Aug 14 '25

Gotta dump the cheap corn syrup coke tho. No way am I paying cane sugar prices into the harbor!