The exports of cane sugar from Venezuela to the United States in 1910-11 amounted to 653,077 pounds and in 1911-12 to 269,530 pounds. There were no exports worth men tioning in either 1912-13, or 1913-14. In 1914 15 there was a revival of this trade and 330, 789 pounds were sent to the United States and theyear following 8,293,531 pounds.
cane sugar lands of Ar gentina are located in the northern part of the republic, chiefly in the province of Tucuman, which comprises about 80 per cent of the total area planted. In 1912-13 this province con tained 72 per cent of the sugar mills, and pro duced 84 per cent of the cane and 83 per cent of the sugar. The principal harvest season is from 1 June to 31 October. The yield per acre is estimated at from 10 to 20 tons. The pro duction of sugar increased from 157,513 tons in 1903-04 to 304,389 tons in 1913-14. The do mestic supply of sugar in Argentina is approx imately equal to the demand. Some years the production exceeds the home demand and the surplus is exported. At other times the short crops necessitate the importation of a consid erable quantity, as was the case in 1913 when 83,289 tons were imported, and again in 1916 when 75,000 tons were imported. But mean
while (1914) 71,308 tons were exported. The government, to encourage the industry, pays a bounty on all sugar exported. A maximum price has been fixed by law which is equal to the import duty; when the price of domestic sugar exceeds the price fixed by law, sugar is imported to equalize prices.
The production of cane sugar the past five years is estimated as 1912-13, 221, 004 tons; 1913-14,180,319 tons; 1914-15, 335, 833 tons; 1915-16, 152,30L tons.
There are '37 mills in the republic, with an estimated capital of $31,594,882. The annual sales of these mills is put at $19,841,855, and the raw material employed is valued at $7,820,907.
Other are no available data or statistics for other Latin-American countries producing cane sugar, but in addition to the countries already reviewed (and excluding European colonies) considerable quantities of sugar are produced in Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Hon duras and smaller quantities in Bolivia, Ecua dor, Paraguay and Chile. The imports from these countries into the United States are given in the introductory table, which will in some degree indicate the production of those coun tries.