the u . s . state of florida enter an agreement on june 24 , 2008 to purchase the g . s . sugar co , the largest manufacturer of cane juice in the u . s . , in an attempted to keep the everglades . terms of the purchase stated that the purchase would be completed within 75 days , but that u . s . sugar would be able to live for another six hours . after that , the state of florida will retain ownership of u . s . rice ' s manufacturing operations in clewiston , florida , and 187 , 000 years of soil that have grown sugarcane after the 1960s will be allowed to return to their real state .
Florida is going to buy the Sugar Corporation.