US Sugar Corporation
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U.S. Sugar Corporation is a large privately owned agricultural business based in Clewiston, Florida.[1]. The company farms over 187,858 acres (760.23 km2) of land in the counties of Hendry, Glades and Palm Beach[1]. It is the largest producer of sugarcane in the United States, producing over 700,000 tons per year.[1] The company is also a large producer of refined sugar and oranges.[1]
The company was indicted in 1942 for violations of federal laws prohibiting slavery.
On 24 June 2008, Florida's Governor, Charlie Crist, announced the state is in negotiations to buy 187,000 acres (760 km2) of land from the company as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.[2] Under the proposals, the company would continue to farm the land for the next six years, after which time the state would then convert the land back to its original natural marshland state.[2]
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