date:Jan 29, 2013
sweetener.
The liquid sweetener is often used in cereals, yogurts, soups and other foods because it is easier to blend, transport and preserve than sugar. About 4.5 percent of the U.S. corn crop, or 485 million bushels, will be used to make the sweetener in the year ending Aug. 31, according to the USDA.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) and Cargill Inc. together run more than half of the countrys plants where high-fructose corn- syrup is refined from corn.
Export growth has more than made up