In the 1640s, English landholders in Barbados began cultivating sugarcane after failing to compete in the tobacco market dominated by Virginia planters, beginning a revolution that would transform ...

Sugar's history is far from sweet. What we now see as a basic pantry staple used to be a rare luxury. For centuries, it was known as "white gold" because of how valuable it was. By the 17th century, ...

Years of drought in Mexico have already strained its sugar exports to the US, and now proposed tariffs are set to further disrupt this once-reliable trade relationship. President Trump’s planned 25% ...