Last sugar cane grower in Texas to close

SANTA ROSA, TEXAS — The last remaining sugar cane grower and processor in Texas will shut down, announcing that the recently completed 2023 harvest and milling season will be its last.The board of directors of Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. (RGVSG) said Feb. 22 that it will cease operations after 51 years of continuously growing and processing sugar cane. It was the last remaining sugar operation in Texas…