Sugarcane

The sugarcane, a member of the large family of grasses, grows in tropical countries where the average temperature (atmospheric) is about 77ºF (25ºC). It requires a moderate degree of humidity, but a dry season during the harvest period is imperative if a cane of high purity is to be milled.

The Philippine sugar industry dates back prior to the coming of the Spaniards in 1521.  During the Spanish regime, sugar became the chief dollar earner of the country, with a substantial portion of the Philippine sugar already reaching the American market.  The sugar industry, however, reached an apex of development during the American period, when the Philippines and the United States agreed on free trade arrangements.  Despite problems and crises presently besetting the industry, it has managed to retain its position as the country’s major export industry. Refined sugar refers to the common household white sugar.

Sugarcane, or sugar cane, is any of several species of tall perennial true grasses of the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae, natie to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, and used for sugar production.

Is sugarcane a fruit? Ans: No

Is sugarcane a vegetable? Ans: No
     * Sugar cane is classified as an agronomic crop like grain  crops, which include corn, wheat and rice.  It may be considered as a fruit because it is sweet, or as a vegetable because it is a stem, but is is neither.

By-products: 

   - sugar

   - fuel (fibrous residue of sugarcane)

   - in fiberboard (fibrous residue of sugarcane)