Sugar Canes in Brazil

Sugar canes a considered to be long duration tropical plants. This means that they will need hot, sunny areas to grow.

The perfect temperature for this topical plant to grow in would be:
- A long growing season
- High frequency of solar radiation and sufficient moisture (rainfall)
- Dry, sunny and cool, without frost for ripening and harvesting of the sugar canes.
- Safe from the danger of typhoons and hurricanes

The total rainfall should be between 1100 and 1500 mm, with equal distribution. A plentiful amount of rainfall within the months of vegetative growth and a dry period is required for ripening. While this period of growth, the rainfall brings rapid cane growth. The reason why the ‘dry period’ gets its name is because rainfall is not wanted because it will result in poor juice quality, more vegetative growth, creation of water shoots and tissue moisture will increase.

The growth of the sugar cane depends on the temperature.
Temperature for germination of stem cuttings: 32° to 38°c
Temperatures decrease the speed of photosynthesis and increase respiration: above 38°
Temperatures for ripening: Range of 12° to 14°

The temperate of ripening has a guaranteed effect on the decrease of vegetative growth rate and increase of sugar in the cane. At higher temperatures can lead to less buildup of sugars in the sugar cane. Severe cold weather restrains the bud from sprouting and disallows cane growth. This is why sugar canes cannot grow in areas like those in North America.

The quality of the Sugar Canes produced can be influenced by weather conditions existing during the different growth periods of the crop. As you can see Sugar Canes are not very easy to grow; they need specific temperatures are specific times in their stages of growth. If you wanted to know…sugar upturn is at its highest when the weather is dry with low humidity with a lot of sun and cool nights with very little rainfall during the ripening stage. In this climate we see high sugar accumulation.

The Climate Map of Brazil


Temperature and Climate Map of Brazil