CANE: WHERE THE SUGAR AT?

CANES: WHERE ARE THEY GROWN?

• In Florida: South tip of Lake O - Palm Beach county
• Worldwide: Brazil, India, China, Mexico, Australia, Thailand, Pakistan, and The U.S.

MAKIN' YOUR CANE

• Tropical, Warm, & Sunny Climate
• 90°-100° F
• High Humidity
• Soil: Anywhere from sand to clay

WHEN YOU PLANTIN' CANE

• Hawaii - Anyday
• Southeast America - August to March
• Other countries - Vary between Spring to Autumn and Autumn to Spring

PLANTING YOUR CANE

• Planted by hand, Covered by tool
• Machinery Planting
• Seedlings

HARVESTING YOUR CANE

• After growing 12-16 months, sugarcane can stand 2-4 meters high
• Between June and December or between October and May, depending on location
• Chopped close to the ground, leftover shoots rise
• Harvesters

FLORIDA CANE VS. THE WORLD

• 51.3% of cane sugar in US
• 21.4% of all sugar in US
• Biggest Sugarcane producer: Brazil
• Tenth on the list of Sugarcane producers: United States

CANE ECONOMICS (ECANE-OMICS)

• Florida is often annually the largest producer of sugarcane in America
• Due to climate conditions, Hawaii and Southeastern US are the only places that can grow sugarcane
• Top Crop
• Creates thousands of jobs each year and brings in almost $2 billion into the economy

ENVIRONMENTAL CANE

• Cane is a multi-year crop
• Ratoon Cane
• Often followed by rice or sweet corn
• Leaves often disposed through controlled burns

REAL CANES OF LEE COUNTY

• Cane: not harmful to environment unless land is abused
• Cane takes its role in the ecosystem, and has no ambition of conquest over the environment

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