Ironically the price of sugar is kept artificially high by the government to protect sugar cane growers, by means of import controls. That's why corn syrup bec

Ironically the price of sugar is kept artificially high by the government to protect sugar cane growers, by means of import controls. That's why corn syrup became so popular. Its price isn't controlled. The price of corn has now been pushed higher by idiotic ethanol mandates. That's why you see a lot of "real sugar" products these days. Sugar's become more attractive in price as the price of corn products go up. Unfortunately corn prices going up has been a serious burden on Mexican households where corn is a huge part of the diet.