I fondly remember my organic chemistry lab professor giving us all a lecture that was something like this:
"I see that you children have learned how good acetone is at cleaning glassware. And you are correct: it is excellent. However, you cannot pour it down the sink and we have to pay for hazardous waste disposal. So use soap, water, and elbow grease instead."
The US made a lot of its own sugar in the past either though sugar beets, or by growing cane in the extreme south, but that era is largely over (ignoring corn syrup): it's cheaper to import it from places where imperialism keeps wages low.
Most US food is not local, unless you go to a farm share or market.
I fondly remember my organic chemistry lab professor giving us all a lecture that was something like this:
"I see that you children have learned how good acetone is at cleaning glassware. And you are correct: it is excellent. However, you cannot pour it down the sink and we have to pay for hazardous waste disposal. So use soap, water, and elbow grease instead."