There maybe only four states producing sugarcane in the United States, but Coca-Cola is going ahead with distributing Coke made from domestic cane sugar. 

The Atlanta-based multinational has already begun stocking select locales with soda made from U.S.’ cane sugar despite raw material shortage. 

Coca-Cola’s quarterly earnings already reveal progress towards that goal because health-conscious consumers prefer products with natural sugar, including pricey orange juice. The brand’s newer non-alcoholic drinks such as dieting sodas are currently driving its profits because Americans deem them healthy.  

According to CNBC TV 18 on October 21, 2025, the company scored 14% growth in Q3, 2025 for Cola Zero Sugar, President Trump’s favorite.

It was Trump who this July persuaded the multinational to switch from corn syrup to cane sugar for local beverages.

So far, 12-ounce cane sugar Coke bottles that imitate the traditional corn-syrup equivalents are already gracing several cities.

Cane Supply Chain  

A major hindrance, according to Independent UK and Bloomberg, is the supply chain constraint of sugarcane. 

Hence, the company’s CFO John Murphy informed Bloomberg that “it’s going to be a measured roll-out.”

Depending on preliminary progress, a full scaling up of distribution will happen in the course of 2026. 

The product has potential given its enduring popularity after the introduction of the cane-made Mexican Coke in the U.S. in 2005.

If successful, the ongoing roll-out could redeem sugarcane production, which in 2024 represented 30% of federal sugar output.

Only Florida and Louisiana in the southern U.S. produce commercial sugarcane while Texas and Hawaii lag behind. The stats below furnish this low profile with full details on raw cane sugar production in the United States. 

United States Cane Sugar and Sugarcane Statistics 

The United States depends on beets for the bulk of its sugar output, with cane sugar having a 30% share. In a 2025-26 forecast, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) lowered annual sugar production to 14.141 million short tonnes, raw value (STRV). Some 4.104 million STRV of this output comprise cane sugar, an increase by 3% year-on-year. 

Over 97% of sugarcane in the U.S. comes from Florida and Louisiana on the Gulf Coast. In 2024, Florida produced 17.2 million tonnes of cane while Louisiana 15.5 million tonnes, bringing the federal total to 32.7 million tonnes. 

Is the South the only source of  U.S.’ sugarcane?

With its relatively warm climate, the south is the capital of federal sugarcane plantations – apart from Hawaii. In its sugarcane production heights in 1941, the Pacific state had 238,000 acres under this tall grass. By 2015, Hawaii’s cane acreage had slashed to a fraction and production to a trickle of 165,000 tonnes. Texas is the only other state with decent production at approximately 368,000 tonnes per year, as of 2024.