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Raw sugar is:Processed, dried and ground into crystals and bagged for consumption.
THE
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Sugar is produced
in 121Countries
Global production
exceeds
180 millionMetric tons per year
Source: United States Department of Agriculture, 2017
World Sugar ProductionCrop Year 2016/2017 (Marketing Year)
Is produced from sugarcane
70%
Is produced from sugarbeet
30%
Top 10 Producers of SugarThousand Metric TonsCrop Year 2016/2017 (Marketing Year)
Source: United States Department of Agriculture, 2017
39,150
21,930
16,500
10,000
9,500
7,960
6,557
5,975
6,100
5,100
European Union
Brazil
India
China
Thailand
Pakistan
United States
Mexico
Australia
Russia
Source: The International Institute for Sustainable Development
Sustainable CertifiedSugarcane
5-year growth(2011 - 2015)
% of total sugarcane area (2015)
27.5% 122.5% 51.3%
3.4% 0.7% 0.3%
Production Area
Top 5 Exporter Countries ofCentrifugal SugarcaneThousand Metric Tons2015/2016
Australia
Brazil
Thailand
Mexico
Guatemala
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
3,650
1,188
24,350
8,800
2,255
Top 5 Ethanol Producers
2016
EUUSA Brazil IndiaChina Thailand
8.258.0 30.2 2.27.9 1.6
8.655.7 29.5 2.18.3 1.6
Production
Consumption
Source: Economic Co-operation and Development - Food and Agriculture Organization Agricultural Outlook
Billion Liters
122 8 10
Germination
Closed canopy
Intense Growing Period
Maturity Period
Month Month Month Month Month Month
0Month
Sugarcane grows for twelve to sixteen months before being harvested.
Harvesting:By Hand
Harvesting:MechanicalDoes not require burning and canbe done in soils with up to 12% slope.
CuttingSugarcane is cut and will regrow for about three more cuts for the next five years.
Sugarcane Industrial ProcessesCut sugarcane goes to the mill. The processs involves: weighting, washing, milling, clarification, decantation, evaporation, cooking and crystallization.
Sugarcane is milled and divided in:
BagasseBagasse goes to boilers to make steam and generate power.
MolassesMolasses is diluted and fermented.
JuiceCane is crushed, juice is clarified and decanted, water is evaporated, syrup is cooked until reaching crystallization.
FUEL
Melted, clarified, filtered, centrifuged, dried, ground and bagged for consumption.
SUGAR
orRe�ned Sugar is:
&
Top 5 Human Domestic Consumersby CountryCrop Year 2016/2017 (Marketing Year)
United States11,068
India25,700
China15,600
Indonesia6,498
Brazil10,900
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
Thousand Metric Tons
2015/2016
Top 8 Latin American Sugarcane ProducersThousand Metric Tons
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
Guatemala
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
Colombia
Cuba
Peru
Nicaragua
34,650
6,555
2,975
2,250
2,060
1,625
1,350
662
4 6
or
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Pre Harvest Harvest
Post Harvest
Soil Management and Conservation
• Conservation of organic matter in soil
• Minimum tillage
• Nutrient recycling (composting �lter cake, chicken and cattle manure)
• Green manure fertilization of the soil with legumes before a sugarcane �eld is replanted
Water Conservation and Quality
• Integrated pest management plan, including cultural and biological controls
• Crop renovation with pest and disease- resistant varieties
• Water saving technologies like drip irrigation, water collection and dry sugarcane • Wastewater and solid waste treatment systems for sugar mills
• Support for certi�ed growers under schemes that restrict the use of pesticides and fertilizers
• Biogas production from sugarcane milling
Air Quality
• Support for certi�ed growers under schemes that forbid burning
• Adoption of mechanical harvesters that do not require sugarcane �eld burning
• Reduction of water footprint through water savings at the processing facility and reutilization of water
Water Conservation and Carbon Footprint(Transportation and Processing)
• Reduction of carbon footprint by decreasing energy use
• Use of more productive varieties
• Implementation of third-party sustainable certi�cations
• Protection of natural ecosystems and high conservation value areas
Ecosystem Conservation
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