Sugar prices in the states are double what everyone else on Earth pays due to perverse protectionism funded by the taxpayer. So many of my American friends never believe this either but it's true. Same with corn which is very much related.

https://www.thebalance.com/markets-for-us-and-world-sugar-80...

Marginally, yeah. But spinning that as "corn is toxic" is a bit much. Corn is perfectly fine as a food and a feed.