In
2010,
high
fructose
corn
syrup
(HFCS)
accounts
for
37.1
percent
of
the
caloric
sweetener
market
in
the
U.S.
and
other
corn
sweeteners
account
for
another
11.8
percent.
At
wholesale
HFCS
is
most
often
priced
$0.05-‐0.08
per
pound
lower
than
refined
cane
and
beet
sugar.
With
the
current
tight
domestic
and
international
supply
situation
for
sugar,
HFCS
prices
have
ranged
between
$0.24-‐0.27
per
pound
lower
than
sugar.