Sugarcane Complete Guide: How To Grow, Harvest & Sell Sugarcane In Farming Simulator 25

This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about sugarcane farming in Farming Simulator 25. From planting and cultivating to harvesting and selling, we’ll walk you through each step of the process. Sugarcane is one of the most rewarding crops to grow, especially with its unique ability to regrow after harvest. Follow along to master this special crop and maximize your profits.

Getting Started with Sugarcane Farming

Before diving into the specifics, it’s important to understand that this guide assumes you already know how to attach vehicles (by reversing them up and attaching them) and how to operate vehicles on a field (turning them on and driving them across the field).

One of the great advantages of sugarcane is that you don’t actually need to prepare your fields with cultivating and plowing. While you can if you want, field preparation won’t make a difference to your sugarcane crop. Even better, sugarcane automatically grows back after harvesting, which makes it an excellent long-term investment.

Planting Season and Harvest Timeline

Sugarcane can be planted in March and April each year. If you have seasons turned on in your game settings, you can harvest your crop in October and November. This seasonal cycle repeats annually, allowing you to plan your farming operations accordingly.

How to Plant Sugarcane

To start planting, head to the shop and navigate to the special crops section. Look for the sugarcane planters. There are two options available: one with a one-meter planting width and one with a two-meter width. While these are relatively narrow, they’re your only planting options for sugarcane.

Fill your sugarcane planter with seeds by parking it next to the seed bag or pallet. Press R on PC (or your console’s equivalent key bind) to fill it up. Once filled, simply drive the planter across your field to plant the sugarcane.

Field Maintenance: Fertilizing, Liming, and Weeding

After planting, you’ll want to maintain your field by fertilizing, liming, and weeding (if these options are turned on in your game settings).

Fertilizing Your Fields

Attach a fertilizer spreader to your tractor to fertilize your sugarcane fields. You’ll need to fertilize twice at different growth stages to reach the maximum fertilization level of 100%. This ensures optimal crop growth and yield.

Liming Your Fields

Liming is a periodic maintenance task for sugarcane fields. When selecting a fertilizer spreader, look for those with the little white icon underneath—these are the ones capable of applying lime. Currently, with DLC fertilizers (except for basic fertilizer), liming is only available for spreaders marked with this white icon. Maintain your fields regularly with lime to keep them in top condition.

Weed Control

If you have weeds turned on in your game settings, use a weed sprayer to control them. Many players disable weeds by default, so this step is optional depending on your difficulty settings.

Harvesting Sugarcane

Harvesting sugarcane is where things get really interesting. There’s only one sugarcane harvester available in the game, but it’s specifically designed for this crop with a unique chute system on the back that shoots harvested sugarcane directly into an attached trailer.

Setting Up Your Harvester

When purchasing your sugarcane harvester, you’ll see an important option: “Trailer hitch—yes.” Make sure to select yes for this option, as it adds a small hitch to the back of the harvester. This hitch is essential because it allows you to attach a sugarcane transport trailer, which will catch the sugarcane as it’s ejected from the harvester’s chute.

Attaching the Transport Trailer

Navigate to the sugar cane transport section in the shop and purchase one of the specialized sugarcane trailers. Reverse your sugarcane harvester up to this trailer and attach it using the standard attachment method. The sugarcane will now automatically shoot into the specialist container as you harvest.

One advantage of these specialized sugarcane transport trailers is that they lift very high. This design makes it easy to tip the harvested sugarcane into other standard trailers if needed, providing flexibility in your workflow.

Selling Your Sugarcane

Finding Sell Points

To find where you can sell your sugarcane, open your menu and go to the statistics tab. Look for sugarcane in the alphabetically ordered list. You’ll see several options for selling your crop, including the farmers market, train station, grain barge, and grain river silo.

Price Variations by Season

Sugarcane prices vary significantly throughout the year. The price is extremely low in February, but peaks in the middle of summer—July and August are the best times to sell your sugarcane for maximum profit. Check the monthly price breakdown in the statistics tab to plan your sales accordingly.

Finding the Best Selling Location

Different selling locations offer different prices. The grain barge terminal currently offers some of the best prices. When you’ve decided where to sell, press the “tag place” button to mark your destination. This will display a small red icon on your screen and a flashing marker on your map, showing you exactly where you need to go.

Summary: The Complete Sugarcane Workflow

Here’s a quick recap of everything you need for successful sugarcane farming in Farming Simulator 25:

No field preparation required: You don’t need to plow or cultivate—it won’t make a difference for sugarcane

Planting: Visit the special crops section in the shop and purchase a sugarcane planter (1-meter or 2-meter width)

Maintenance: Fertilize twice at different growth stages, lime periodically, and control weeds if enabled

Harvesting: Use a sugarcane harvester with the trailer hitch option enabled, and attach a sugar cane transport trailer

Selling: Check the statistics tab for prices, tag your destination, and sell during peak season (July-August) for maximum profit

With this knowledge, you’re fully equipped to grow, maintain, harvest, and sell sugarcane efficiently in Farming Simulator 25. Take advantage of the crop’s ability to regrow after harvest and the significant price fluctuations throughout the year to build a profitable sugarcane farming operation.

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