A switch to cane sugar could result in an economic hit to Iowa, which is the largest producer of corn in the U.S.

A possible move by Coca-Cola , and other beverage and food industries, to use cane sugar instead of corn syrup as a sweetener would be difficult and expensive to implement, while mostly negative for farmers in the United States.

Soft-drink makers’ potential shift from high-fructose corn syrup to real sugar could have deep implications not only for the beverage industry, but also the sugar cane and corn sectors in the U.S.

Agricultural industry leaders fear a push away from corn syrup could disrupt production of the U.S.’s largest crop.