<--Previous Up Next-->
Mechanical harvesting of sugar cane
The
cane stalk is cut as close as possible to the ground because its lower
sections contain the higest sugar content. The canes must be transported
as quickly as possible, because the sucrose begins to deteriorate as
soon as it is cut. And in the intense Cuban heat, that process is
speeded up
For the past 10 years, most of Cuban sugar has been grown on
co-operative farms. Sugar cane harvesters work 24 hours a day - 7 days
a week from December
to June to get the ripened product to refineries while the it is at
it's peak sugar content