Originally Posted by DH
I thought it was high *US* surgar price that forces soft drink makers to use FHCS. Am I wrong on this?
US consumers pay highest surgar price due import limitation. IIRC, the law goes back to WWII days to insure the proper domestic supplies of surgar...
I agree with you. I thought that the high US sugar prices due to import quotas (usually 3-5 times the world market price) were the primary reason behind the use of HFCS. Then again, it wouldn't surprise me if the US gov't restricted sugar imports AND subsidized HFCS. Nothing the US gov't does surprises me anymore.