most sugar comes from sugarcane in the us.
where does most sugar come from in the us?
sugarcane
the us imports 10% of its sugar, while the remaining 90% is extracted from sugar beet and sugarcane. after deregulation in 2005, glyphosate-resistant sugar beet was extensively adopted in the united states. 95% of beet acres in the us were planted with glyphosate-resistant seed in 2011. gm sugar beets are approved for cultivation in the us, canada and japan; the vast majority are grown in the us. gm beets are approved for import and consumption in australia, canada, colombia, eu, japan, korea, mexico, new zealand, philippines, the russian federation and singapore. pulp from the refining process is used as animal feed. the sugar produced from gm sugar beets contains no dna or protein – it is just sucrose that is chemically indistinguishable from sugar produced from non-gm sugar beets. independent analyses conducted by internationally recognized laboratories found that sugar from roundup ready sugar beets is identical to the sugar from comparably grown conventional (non-roundup ready) sugar beets.
genetically modified food
spice trade involving spices native to india—including cinnamon and black pepper—gained momentum as india started shipping spices to the mediterranean. roman trade with india followed as detailed by the archaeological record and the "periplus of the erythraean sea". chinese sericulture attracted indian sailors during the early centuries of the common era. crystallised sugar was discovered by the time of the guptas (320-550 ce), and the earliest reference of candied sugar come from india. the process was soon transmitted to china with traveling buddhist monks. chinese documents confirm at least two missions to india, initiated in 647 ce, for obtaining technology for sugar-refining. each mission returned with results on refining sugar. indian spice exports find mention in the works of ibn khurdadhbeh (850), al-ghafiqi (1150), ishak bin imaran (907) and al kalkashandi (fourteenth century).
history of agriculture in the indian subcontinent