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You've found Sugarcane in the News, the home of the official American Sugar Cane League press releases and other news stories about the sugar industry. In this section you will find links to the Sugar News, our email newsletter about the the people who have made sugarcane the Louisiana's number one crop for more than two centuries. You can sign up to receive the Sugar News in your mailbox here.

There's also a link to The Sugar Bulletin, the League's monthly magazine, and its advertising rates and subscrption information. The Sugar Bulletin has been published since 1922 and you can research the sugar industry archives by clicking here or in the drop list to the left. The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists archives are also available.

Check back frequently to stay up to date on breaking news, legislative issues and other important information about the sugar industry.

Louisiana Sugarcane Crop Poised To Break Record

It looks as if Louisiana’s sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one. But there is a good reason for the late finish—an exceptional sugarcane crop. Story by Craig GautreauxPhoto above: Another wagon of sugarcane billets heads to the loading site on L. J. Carmouche's farm in Assumption Parish. Sam Irwin photo. Most years, the majority of…

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Strong start to 2017 sugar crop harvest

Judging by the first 10 to 15 percent of sugar cane that has made its way to the sugar mills this season, things are looking good for the fall harvest.DAILY IBERIAN NEWS STORY BY DANNY FENSTERPhoto: Raw sugar loaded into a Bayou Teche barge from Cajun Sugar Mill (Sam Irwin-American Sugar Cane League)Mills began running in the Teche Area…

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