U.S. Sugar looks at other bids for Everglades land

U.S. Sugar Corp is negotiating with other potential buyers for the
land it had contracted in December to sell to the South Florida Water
Management District. The district offered $1.34 billion for the
180,000 acres, but under the terms of the contract, U.S. Sugar had
until today to look for a better offer. Because the Water Management
District still hasn’t secured financing for the land buy, U.S. Sugar
will continue negotiating with the other potential buyers to see if it gets a better offer for the land, said Senior Vice President Robert
Coker.