Sugarcane,
or Sugar cane, is any of six to 37 species (depending on which taxonomic system
is used) of tall perennial true grasses of the genus Saccharum, tribe
Andropogoneae, native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia.
They have stout jointed fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two
to six metres (6 to 19 feet) tall. All sugar cane species interbreed, and the
major commercial cultivars are complex hybrids.
Sugarcane
belongs to the grass family (Poaceae), an economically important seed plant
family that includes maize, wheat, rice, and sorghum and many forage crops. The
main product of sugarcane issucrose, which accumulates in the stalk internodes.
Sucrose, extracted and purified in specialized mill factories, is used as raw
material in human food industries or is fermented to produce ethanol. Ethanol
is produced on a large scale by the Brazilian sugarcane industry.
Packing
Varieties – Green or Purple, wax paraffin ends
Weight per bundle – approximately 18 kilogram
Bundles per pallet space – average of 60 sent loose on container floor
Sizing – 6 – 8 x 1.5m long per unit of cane or stem
Storage Temperature – +7.5 Celsius or +45 Fahrenheit
Consolidation – may be shipped with root crops, chayote, pineapples or pumpkins
Availability – year round