Sugar cane crusher, Martinique, Caribbean

Sugar cane cutting by hand, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean

Sugar cane fields, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean

Planting sugar-cane seed cuttings, Artemisa Province, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Sugar cane harvest, Ramadi village, west bank of the Nile south of Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tractor, sugar cane harvest, Ramadi village, west bank of the Nile south of Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sugar harvesting and production in the lowlands of Ecuador, South America

Sugar harvesting and production in the lowlands of Ecuador, South America

Sugar plantation and production in the lowlands of Ecuador, South America

Sugar harvesting and production in the lowlands of Ecuador, South America

Cyclist passes a sugar cane field at Freshwater Connection, Australia

Cyclist passes a sugar cane field at Freshwater Connection, Australia

Sugar cane paddock, Freshwater Connection, Australia

Pickup truck, Freshwater Connection, Australia

Motorcyclist passes sugar cane field at Freshwater Connection, Australia

Sugar cane field, Freshwater Connection, Australia

Sugar cane paddock with Mount Demi in the background, Queensland, Australia

Sugar processing factory, Mauritius

Sugar canes, Guilin, China

Cutting and harvesting sugar cane in the Fall at plantation along the Mississippi at Baldwin, Louisiana, USA

Sugarcane production factory St Mary Sugar Cooperative Sugar Mill processing raw sugar at Jeanerette, Louisiana, USA

Sugarcane production factory St Mary Sugar Cooperative Sugar Mill processing raw sugar at Jeanerette, Louisiana, USA

Old man cultivating sugar cane for the production of bio diesel, Montero, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, South America

Brazil, 24 July 2008. Piracicaba, Sao Paulo. The company Cosan, biggest producer of bio fuel Ethanol derived from sugar cane used as fuel for cars and trucks. This company is the biggest producer in Brazil and exports Ethanol to other countries. The annual production of cane ethanol is 1322 million litres. (2007)The production of cane ethanol has increased 30% from 2002 to 2007In the photo: an Ethanol station.