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This statistic shows the total sugar cane production in the U.S. from 2010 to 2017, by state. In 2017, Florida produced approximately 16.88 million tons of sugar cane. The world sugar production amounted to about 170.9 million metric tons in 2016/2017. Sugar cane is a grass native to Asia and grows mostly in tropical and subtropical areas.
Island of Hispaniola (modern day Cuba) started its sugar production as early as 1501, and Brazil managed to expand to over 2800 sugarcane mills in the coastal areas, .
same, every sugar mill in the world differs, primarily by two factors: the incorporation of new ideas into the design of the unit operations, and the implementation of new technologies. The Florida Sugar Industry is no exception to this trend. In the early 1990's, the Florida sugar industry had begun to implement new technologies
Production. Sugarcane is grown primarily in the tropics and subtropics. In the United States, sugarcane is grown commercially in Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii and Texas. Cane for sugar was 30.4 million tons in 2016. In 2015, cane for sugar was valued at more than 990 .