re: Sugarcane trucks

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So once the mill is cranked up it’s a 24hr process till season is done? I’m ignorant on this process.

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Basically yes. The mills do not stop until there isn't any more sugar cane to run through them. My brother contracts to a few different sugar companies. His company oversees export of raw sugar onto ships at different ports in LA and Florida. You don't really understand the enormity of it all until you see a massive warehouse with raw sugar piled 50-60' high.

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I’m ignorant on this process.

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The harvesting season usually runs from around Sept 24 to December 30, and is done from daylight until dark, or when the boss says to stop.
Work hours are contingent on the weather. Rain and Hurricanes can seriously Fk up a crop and cause a 10-25% loss of sugar recovery.



Grinding at the Sugar Mill is 24/7 until all the cane is weighed and processed





MA Patout & Sons in Patoutville was started in 1825 and they currently farm over 500,000 acres. On a good year, Patout produces 5,000,000 TONS of sugar annually. The Enterprise mill (pictured below) has 250 employees for grinding, and 180 during the off-season.