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Sugar consumption in the United States has remained fairly stable in the past few years, with the volume of centrifugal sugar consumed domestically slightly over ** million metric tons. Nevertheless, this was notably higher than in 2022/2003, when consumption totaled *** million metric tons.

Sugar retail in the United States

Sugar is readily available and affordable in the United States, which perhaps explains why sugar consumption has increased over the last several years. The average retail price per pound of granulated sugar in the U.S. was just above ** cents in 2021. The price of sugar in the U.S. peaked in 2012 at ** cents per pound.

U.S. sugar production

Sugar is generally derived from two distinct crops, sugar cane and sugar beets. The United States grows both crops in large amounts. In 2024, about **** million tons of sugar cane were grown and harvested in the United States. The two U.S. states with the highest production volume of sugar cane in that year were Florida and Louisiana. In that same year, about **** million tons of sugar beets were produced.