Question

Answer the following:
18. Why should the sugar mills be located close to the sugar - producing regions of
the country?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sugar mills are located near sugarcane fields as the juice of the harvested sugarcane dries up within 16 hours of its harvesting. Thus sugarcane has to be delivered quickly to the mills

Answer 2

Answer. 1) The raw material sugarcane is bulky, hence difficult and expensive to transport. 2) If it is transported from one place to another then its sucrose content will also reduce.

Explanation: