What Crop Is Sugarcane

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is a tropical grass native to Asia where it has been grown for over 4,000 years. By 400 BC, methods for manufacturing sugar from sugarcane had been developed in India. Europeans were introduced to sugar during the Crusades.

What type of crop is sugarcane?

sugarcane, (Saccharum officinarum), perennial grass of the family Poaceae, primarily cultivated for its juice from which sugar is processed. Most of the world’s sugarcane is grown in subtropical and tropical areas.

Is sugar cane considered a crop?

Where does it all come from? Sugarcane is a commercial crop in more than 70 countries, which produce about 160 million tons (145 million metric tons) of it a year. Brazil is the biggest producer of sugarcane. In the US, farmers grow commercial sugarcane crops in Hawaii, Louisiana, Florida, and California.

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