# Pressure from corn growers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-from-corn-growers/791057>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [July 12, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-from-corn-growers/791057 "2017-07-12T01:37:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-from-corn-growers/791057/1 "2017-07-12T01:37:08Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2561/is-the-increased-use-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup-responsible-for-the-rise-in-obesity](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2561/is-the-increased-use-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup-responsible-for-the-rise-in-obesity)

In a question about HFCS and obesity. the suggestion is made (and rejected) that use of HFCS is due to pressure from corn growers…Cecil points out that HFCS is used because it is cheaper.

As every true Australian knows, the use of Corn Syrup (and it’s economic advantage) is due to pressure from _American suger beet and suger cane growers_, who maintain high suger prices by keeping out cheap imported (Australian cane) suger

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**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-from-corn-growers/791057/2 "2017-07-12T04:21:13Z")

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Not to mention Cuban.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-from-corn-growers/791057/3 "2017-07-12T12:27:49Z")

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> [@Melbourne](#):
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> As every true Australian knows, the use of Corn Syrup (and it’s economic advantage) is due to pressure from _American suger beet and suger cane growers_, who maintain high suger prices by keeping out cheap imported (Australian cane) suger

Nope.

The [economic advantage of HCFS/corn sugar](http://www.healthline.com/health/high-fructose-corn-syrup-or-sugar#know-your-sugars5) is due to the wide adaptability and ease of growing corn compared to sugar cane. And it’s not the Australians threatening U.S. sugar growers, [it’s them Brazilians](http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423243/rubio-our-national-security-depends-sugar-subsidies-windsor-mann).

Rarely will you find Al Franken and Marco Rubio on the same side of an issue. 😃

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-from-corn-growers/791057/4 "2017-07-12T13:17:35Z")

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> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> Rarely will you find Al Franken and Marco Rubio on the same side of an issue. 😃

As I’ve said before, conservatives talk plenty about reducing the size of government, unless it suits them. Liberals are hypocritical in other areas.