Farmers are concerned about RFKJR's proposed corn syrup ban.

[Ocelot II]

In the farms and fields of Darke and Shelby counties in western Ohio, Donald Trump enjoys near-unfettered support. In the 5 November election, more than 80% of voters here backed the president-elect – the highest rates of any counties in Ohio.

But western Ohio is also prime corn growing ground, and with Robert F Kennedy Jr Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, many here may find themselves struggling if Kennedy is allowed to reshape America’s food industry to his liking.

In sharp contrast to Trump’s first administration, when Department of Agriculture officials and appointees worked closely with agriculture interests, Kennedy has vowed to ban high fructose corn syrup and seed oils, a move that would significantly reduce demand for a host of crops.

About 90m acres of land – an area larger than Greece – is used to produce corn in the US every year. About 8% of that is used to produce corn sweeteners, say experts.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/18/rfk-jr-corn-syrup-ban-trump

Yes, high fructose corn syrup is everywhere and it's not good for us - but Trump-loving farmers might not love having it banned.

[sakabatou]

1. This just in: face-eating leopards on the loose.

[Ocelot II]

7. Farmers in the midwest are wondering why there are leopards in their cornfields.

[Irish_Dem]

2. These farmers voted for Trump.

[33taw]

3. They support Trump. Enjoy.

[MagickMuffin]

4. They can still produce corn syrup just not the HFCS

I like corn syrup but I stay as far away from HFCS as I possibly can. I always read the ingredients before buying anything.


But the voters vote their values!

[RainCaster]

5. One of the few things I can get behind

I'm so damn tired of the corn farmers getting all the special benefits afforded to Iowa. Having corn mandated to my gas tank is fucked up.

[snowybirdie]

6. Uh oh

Chuck Grassley and Jamie Earnest aren't going to be happy

[Ocelot II]

8. But you didn't vote for Trump. Corn-producing farmers did.

[Raine]

17. I agree. nt

[Ritabert]

9. I already don't drnk soda and check labels

....for HFCS. I doubt they'll ban it. Too many farmers make their living growing corn.

[tanyev]

10. Congratulations! They got what they voted for.

[Hekate]

11. Corn is heavily subsidized, which makes foods & snacks with corn products from labs cheap to make

Hence the unhealthy prevalence in our diets.

Hello farmers? You voted to bite the hand that feeds you.

I don’t really care. Do you?

[hatrack]

12. The voted, and they got what they wanted, and now they can go fuck themselves . . .

The. End.

[Norrrm]

13. Trump said he was going to let RFK Jr go wild. This is what you voted for.

[Golden Raisin]

14. Let's wait to see if they continue to vote straight Republican

in all future Local, State and Federal elections.

[pansypoo53219]

15. HFCS bad. corn syrup ok. need it for our caramel for apples.

[Ocelot II]

16. That's beside the point, though, isn't it?

Some of the corn farmers produce is made into corn syrup, and some of that is further processed to make HFCS. If HFCS is outlawed farmers who voted for Trump will lose money. That's the point; it's not about the kind of syrup we need to make caramel apples with.

[pansypoo53219]

19. 1st we grow to much corn. hfcs should be baned. there was a movie a few years about how ADM pushed this shit.

the war against fat in the 90's. OOPS.

[JI7]

18. Good, This is something I don't have a strong opinion on

and would not oppose. Give them what they voted for.

[Elessar Zappa]

21. Would probably hurt the economy though.

7 million acres is a lot of farmland to just stop production completely. Could be domino effects.

[exboyfil]

32. An acre of solar produces far more energy than corn

The whole monocrop (or duocrop when you consider soy beans) needs to be rethought.

Maybe Dukakis was right about the Belgian Endive.

[Emile]

20. Farmers shoot themselves in the foot to entertain Republican politicians.

[Celerity]

22. Fuck their feelings!

[Dorian Gray]

23. the "MAHA" movement is against many things

many of them contradictory.

Their stance against HFCS is one of the major things that will have a negative political on Trump; he's beholden to american farmers and corn is our crop. Thread that needle.

[BoRaGard]

24. "Ha ha. Suckers and losers. Ha ha." - G.O.P.

[GoCubsGo]

25. Farmers have entered the "find out" stage.

Bed. Made. Lie.

[unblock]

26. this is just a shakedown. ADM will cough up a few millions in donations and this effort will go away.

big ag will not let this happen, but donnie will extract his price.

[DenaliDemocrat]

27. Wait until the ethanol ban hits!

I’m looking at you Iowa and Nebraska. Your government titty is about dried up😆

[markie]

28. no worries

the farmers will be reimbursed

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/time-to-rethink-corn/

[Itchinjim]

29. As an Iowan and the grandson of farmers, I say:

Screw Trump voting farmers. It's what they voted for.

[GreatGazoo]

30. Plenty of other uses for corn -- mostly as livestock feed

Surprised to see that only 8% of corn is going into sugar replacement because all of the soda is corn syrup.

Unlikely that Coke and Pepsi will reformulate their flagship product using real sugar due to the cost increase.

These same Trump farmers hate ethanol mandates even though it is a corn subsidy. Ethanol seems like a likely target for DOGE since everyone except agribusiness giants hates ethanol.

[JT45242]

31. Bigger problems for corn that corn syrup..tariffs and ethanol

In Iowa, close to 90 percent of the corn grown becomes fuel ethanol or food grain for Mexico.

Tariffs will make the Mexican farmers seek cheaper alternatives in South America.

The attacks on ethanol as fuel will kill demand on that too.

Not a lot of sympathy for people who voted for face eating leopards.

Better not be a bailout. These mooches better go work 2 or 3 jobs and pull their kids out of school to work. ....sarcasm on my part, likely plan for P2025

[doc03]

33. That is something I could get behind myself. How about stopping contaminating our

gasoline with ethanol and feed the cows and hogs with the corn. Maybe use it to feed hungry
people.