▁sugar c ane ▁is ▁grown ▁between ▁ 2 2 ° N ▁and ▁ 2 2 ° S , ▁and ▁some ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 3 ° N ▁and ▁ 3 3 ° S . ▁When ▁sugar c ane ▁cro ps ▁are ▁found ▁outside ▁this ▁range , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Natal ▁region ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁it ▁is ▁normally ▁due ▁to ▁anom alous ▁clim atic ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁such ▁as ▁warm ▁ocean ▁curr ents ▁that ▁swe ep ▁down ▁the ▁coast . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁alt itude , ▁sugar c ane ▁cro ps ▁are ▁found ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁equ ator ▁in ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Colombia , ▁E cuador , ▁and ▁Peru . ▁ ▁Sug arc ane ▁can ▁be ▁grown ▁on ▁many ▁so ils ▁r anging ▁from ▁highly ▁fert ile , ▁well - dra ined ▁M oll is ols , ▁through ▁heavy ▁crack ing ▁Vert is ols , ▁infer t ile ▁acid ▁Ox is ols , ▁pe aty ▁Hist os ols , ▁to ▁rock y ▁And is ols . ▁Both ▁pl ent iful ▁sun sh ine ▁and ▁water ▁supplies ▁increase ▁can e ▁production . ▁This ▁has ▁made ▁desert ▁countries ▁with ▁good ▁ir rig ation ▁facilities ▁such ▁as ▁Egypt ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁highest - y ield ing ▁sugar c ane - c ult iv ating ▁regions . ▁ ▁Although ▁some ▁sugar can es ▁produce ▁se eds , ▁modern ▁stem ▁cutting ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁reprodu ction ▁method . ▁Each ▁cutting ▁must ▁contain ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁bud , ▁and ▁the ▁c utt