Alum is a salt that in chemistry is a combination of an alkali metal, such as sodium, potassium, or ammonium and a trivalent metal, such as aluminum, iron, or chromium.
USDA allocates a share of the anticipated U.S. sugar market to sugar producers annually. This allotment basically determines the amount of sugar an individual company is allowed to sell that year. However, these allotments can be, and often are, adjusted based on harvest conditions.
The US Sugar Corporation is a large privately owned agricultural business based in Clewiston, Florida. The company farms over 187,858 acres of land in the counties of Hendry, Glades and Palm Beach. It is the largest producer of sugar cane in the United States, producing over 700,000 tonnes per year.