the o . s . state of florida signed an agreement on june 24 , 2008 to purchase the u . s . sugar corporation , the largest producers of plantation rice in the d . s . , in an effort to regain the marshlands . terms of the agreement stated that the purchase would be undertaken within 75 days , but that us . s . production to be capable to operate for another six years . after that , the state of florida will retain ownership of u . s . sugar ' s processing facilities in clewiston , florida , and 187 , 000 acres of fields that have grow sugarcane during the 1960s will be allowed to return to their traditional state .
Florida is going to buy the Sugar Corporation.