Trump & Coca-Cola: How Much Corn is Used for High-Fructose Corn Syrup??

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links-Apple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.0:00 Trump and Coke3:17 Soybean Rally4:41 US Weather8:23 US/China Tensions Ease9:37 Ethanol Production10:28 Trump and Powell📢 BIG Changes Coming to Coca-Cola? Trump Says So! 🥤🇺🇸According to President Trump, Coca-Cola may soon ditch high-fructose corn syrup and switch to real cane sugar in U.S. products! 🌽❌➡️🍬 Trump praised the move in a post on Truth Social, tying it to his broader push to reduce processed ingredients in the American food supply. But... Coke hasn’t confirmed anything yet. 🤔🌎 Coke already uses cane sugar in places like Mexico and the UK, so could the U.S. be next?💡 Fun fact: About 410 million bushels of U.S. corn went to HFCS in 2023—that's 2.8% of total corn demand! 🌱 MARKET MOVERS 💰📈 Soybeans surged nearly 19 cents on Wednesday amid fresh export demand speculation—possibly China!🌽 Corn futures also rose 4 cents on renewed optimism and trade progress with Indonesia.🌦️ WET WEATHER ALERT!CropProphet sees 142% of normal rainfall across the Corn Belt over the next 7 days, but things may dry out during the 8–14 day window 🌧️➡️☀️.⚠️ Watch for hot and humid nights in the eastern Corn Belt—could be a problem!🕊️ TRUMP SOFTENS ON CHINA?Trump is now seeking short-term deals with China and a possible meeting with President Xi. The pivot has sparked internal debate, especially after easing chip restrictions on Nvidia 💻🧠.🍺 ETHANOL WATCH🛢️ Weekly U.S. ethanol production ticked up to 1.09M barrels/day, but still trails last year. Stocks fell for a third straight week. Margins? Still strong 💪🏛️ TRUMP VS. POWELL?Despite rumors, Trump says he won’t fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell—unless there’s fraud. Still, he's calling for a massive 3-point rate cut and slammed the Fed’s pricey HQ renovation. 💸📉