Where does half the sugarcane in the country come from?

Where does half the sugarcane in the country come from?

• A. Belle Glade / Muck City
• B. Key West
• C. Tallahassee
• D. Jacksonville

Answer: (A)

Belle Glade, in Palm Beach County, Florida, often called Muck City, is a major center for sugarcane because of its rich muck soil from historic Everglades deposits, along with a warm climate and strong irrigation that support large-scale farming. This combination makes it a dominant producer, contributing a large share of the nation’s sugarcane. The other locations listed aren’t part of the main sugarcane belt—the climate and soil in Key West, Tallahassee, and Jacksonville aren’t suited to sustaining large cane crops—so they don’t match the scale of production seen in the Belle Glade area.

Belle Glade, in Palm Beach County, Florida, often called Muck City, is a major center for sugarcane because of its rich muck soil from historic Everglades deposits, along with a warm climate and strong irrigation that support large-scale farming. This combination makes it a dominant producer, contributing a large share of the nation’s sugarcane. The other locations listed aren’t part of the main sugarcane belt—the climate and soil in Key West, Tallahassee, and Jacksonville aren’t suited to sustaining large cane crops—so they don’t match the scale of production seen in the Belle Glade area.