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# Sugar Colonies

## Definition

Plantations in tropical regions, particularly in the West Indies, that produce sugar cane for export to European markets. These colonies represent a form of specialized agricultural production that commands exceptionally high profits and rents due to the high value of sugar and the limited geographical areas suitable for its cultivation.

## Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 11

## Context

Smith uses sugar colonies as an extreme example of land that can command rents far exceeding those of ordinary agricultural land, due to the combination of high-value production and limited suitable territory.

## Economic Domain

Production

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