What industry does the sugar industry belong to

Sugar industry is not only the basic industry of food industry, but also the raw material industry of papermaking, chemical industry, fermentation, medicine, building materials, furniture and other products, and occupies an important position in the national economy. Sugar industry is a traditional agricultural product processing industry, belonging to the category of light chemical industry.

Sugar industry is a highly mechanized and continuous modern production industry, and its raw material product is what we usually call sugar. Its production process includes almost all major chemical units, and it is a food production enterprise with comprehensive chemical unit production process. But its production scale is incomparable to other food production and processing enterprises. Raw materials, materials, products and by-products used in the daily production of sugar factories are all calculated in thousands of tons.

Domestic development

The 11th Five-Year Plan period is the golden period for the development of sugar industry in China. The state has adopted a series of policies and measures, which have played a positive role in promoting the adjustment of industrial structure, ensuring the effective supply of sugar market and increasing the income of farmers in major sugar producing areas. The data show that the total output of sugar in five years was 588 1 10,000 tons, an increase of14.29 million tons compared with the tenth five-year plan period, with an increase of 32%. During the 11th Five-Year Plan period, the sugar consumption reached 64.39 million tons, an increase of15.46 million tons or 3 1.6% compared with the 10th Five-Year Plan period.

During the 11th Five-Year Plan period, China imported 5.68 million tons of sugar, an increase of 990,000 tons over the previous five years. From the perspective of sales revenue, during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, the scale of the industry market fluctuated and increased, and the overall scale continued to expand. In 20 10, the industry sales reached 66.363 billion yuan, up 27.57% year-on-year.