the us . s . government of florida entered an agreement on june 24 , 2008 to purchase the a . s . sugar consortium , the largest manufacturer of cane sugar in the u . s . , in an effort to recover the everglades . terms of the agreement stated that the purchased would be completed within 75 days , but that e . s . sugar would be limited to operations for just six year . after that , the commonwealth of florida will hold ownership of u . s . sugar ' s manufacturing facility in clewiston , florida , and 187 , 000 acres of hills that have grown sugarcane over the 1960s will be allowed to return to their natural state .
Florida is going to buy the Sugar Corporation.