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sugar is inside of the canes so you have to break the cane open to get it.

It is a tall, tough plant that used to be harvested by hand with machetes. Now it is usually harvested by machinery, chopping down the stems just above ground level, leaving the roots so that it regrows in time for the next crop. Harvest times tend to be during the dry season from there the cane is taken to the mill where the sap containing the sugar is extracted The sap is further refined into the various types of sugar and syrups and molasses that are available.

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