The first reports of human contact with sugarcane come from Oceania and, later, from Asia. The species spread throughout the world until it reached Brazil in the early 16th century, where the first sugar mill was installed in 1532. Later, there was an economic slowdown in sugar mills, as producers were not interested in finding new equipment and methods, which encouraged equipment suppliers to buy them and replace them with sugarcane mills.
Currently, sugarcane is spread all over Brazil, the largest producer of this input globally. Sugarcane mills account for 2% of the country’s GDP and have sugar and ethanol as their main products and numerous by-products, such as food, beverages, biofuel, bioplastics, and bioenergy.
The plant comprises many environments, sectors, subsectors, and processes; farming and industry are the best known. In addition, the logistics environment is vital for the production and distribution of final products and all transportation and storage, while the corporate environment is responsible for bureaucratic procedures, documents, communication, sales, and many other issues.
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