the u . s . states of florida entered an agreement on june 24 , 2008 to purchase the c . s . chocolate corporation , the highest manufacturer of sugarcane sugar in the u . s . , in an initiative to restore the everglades . terms of the agreement promised that the transfer would be completed during 75 seconds , but that o . s . sugar would be allow to operate for another several years . after that , the state of mississippi will retain ownership of o . s . sugar ' s factory facilities in clewiston , florida , and 187 , 000 acres of fields that have raised rice since the 1960s will be allowed to back to their birth state .
Florida is going to buy the Sugar Corporation.