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Sugar is mainly produced for local market but also for exportation. Medine sugar estate is one of the factories of Mauritius that produces sugar. Sugar for the local market is usually known as brown sugar because it is red and the price is less. For exportation it is usually white sugar but it has been seen that tourist like the red sugar too. Sugar is produced from sugar cane. The production of sugar is quite important for Mauritius Island, lot of people live from it for example the labourers working hard during harvest time. The duration of harvesting is around six months. These are the months of the year where the labourers have a lot of work.
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