Coca-Cola (KO) is reviving a soda blend requested by President Donald Trump.

Coke plans to offer a line of Coke sweetened with domestically sourced cane sugar in the U.S. this fall, CEO James Quincey said on an earnings conference call Tuesday. The announcement comes after Trump voiced his preference for the blend, months into his administration’s campaign to curb the country's use of imports.

“We appreciate the President's enthusiasm for our Coca-Cola brand,” Quincey said, according to a transcript made available by AlphaSense. “We plan to expand our trademark Coca-Cola product range with U.S. cane sugar to reflect consumer interest."

“This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see," Trump said on Truth Social last week in a message that landed days ahead of the company's formal announcement. "It’s just better!”

Beverage companies began using high-fructose corn syrup in soda decades ago because it cost less, according to the Department of Agriculture. The amount of corn used for high-fructose corn syrup peaked in 1999. About 5%, or 745 million bushels, of corn grown domestically will be used for sweeteners this fiscal year, according to government estimates.

The U.S. has long had trade policies specific to sweeteners, including tariffs, the Department of Agriculture said. The agency estimates the U.S. will use 12,250 tons of sugar this fiscal year, with 9,295 tons of beet and cane sugar produced domestically, a nominal amount exported and 2,956 tons imported.

Some Americans, including Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have soured on high-fructose corn syrup and say they see alternatives as healthier and more natural. Others prefer the taste of soda with cane sugar, which is widely available in Mexico.

Coca-Cola uses cane sugar for other products sold in the U.S., including lemonades, teas, and vitamin waters, Quincey said. The sweetener's enduring popularity has made him optimistic that the product will be around for the long haul.

“Most innovations don’t work in the long run,” Quincey said, while describing the company's “learnings” about a Coke with fiber recently launched in Japan. “But I think it's a good sign that the industry, including ourselves, are trying lots of different things.”

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