A journey from cane to sugar

Sugar cane is cut and taken to a mill. At the mill, rollers squeeze out the sweet juice. The juice is cleaned, heated until water evaporates, and formed into sugar crystals. Sugar is packed and transported to shops and food makers. Farms, mill workers, truck drivers and shop workers all contribute to the supply chain. Brazil is the world's largest sugar producer. In Australia, much sugar cane is grown along Queensland's coast, including near Mackay. Sugar production can provide jobs and income, but farming and processing also need land, water and energy. Run-off from farms can affect rivers and the Great Barrier Reef.