U.S. Sugar
Headquarters of U.S. Sugar in Clewiston, Florida | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Agricultural |
| Predecessor | Southern Sugar Corporation |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Founder | Charles Stewart Mott |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | William S. White (chairman) Ken McDuffie (CEO) |
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| Subsidiaries | Southern Gardens Citrus |
| Website | www |
U.S. Sugar Corporation is a privately owned agricultural business based in Clewiston, Florida. The company farms over 230,000 acres of land in the counties of Hendry, Glades, Martin, and Palm Beach. It is the largest producer of sugarcane in the United States by volume, producing over 700,000 tonnes per year. The company is also a large producer of refined sugar, sweet corn and oranges.
U.S. Sugar is considered in South Florida along with Florida Crystals and the 54-member Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida known as Big Sugar. The company is one of the largest job providers in the Glades region of Florida, employing more than 2,500 employees.