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After Cuba, the Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean producer of sugarcane, the nation's most important crop.
Other large producers are the privately owned Vicini, with three mills, and Central Romana Corporation, whose mill is the largest in the country.
In 1999, sugar production was 4. 4 million tons, down from an average of 7. 1 million tons during 1989 – 1991.
Output of sugar has declined annually since 1982, and land is gradually being taken out of sugar production and switched to food crops.
Production of raw sugar rose from 636, 000 tons in 1990 to 813, 000 tons in 1997 but fell to 374, 000 tons in 1999.
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