Louisiana has also seen production expand. The state has specifically seen an increase in sugarcane acreage when returns for competing crops, such as rice and soybeans, have decreased, according to the USDA. Each year from 2017 to 2021, the state produced 1.782 million tons of unrefined sugar.

President Trump had posted on on July 16 that had had been in talks with Coca-Cola about the Atlanta-based company using cane sugar.