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Bale of Sugar Cane

by exline

Bale of Sugar Cane lets players compress nine sugar canes into one bale, which takes up less room in chests and inventories than loose cane.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverMIT License1.14.4 – 26.1.2

What it does

Crafting nine sugar cane into a bale produces a compact block for storage and transport, and a bale can be crafted back into its nine sugar canes whenever the cane is needed again. The recipes are simple and follow the vanilla crafting grid, so the mod fits into an existing survival world without changing how other items behave.

Sugar cane farms that feed large automated harvesters produce more cane than a chest can comfortably hold, and bales let a farm keep its output in fewer slots. The mod is a small addition to a player's toolkit rather than a large system, and it works alongside other storage and farming mods.

The mod runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it installed. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 23 release versions, 1.14.4 – 26.1.2, and is released under the MIT License. It is not open source.

Key features

  1. Nine-to-one compression

    Nine sugar canes craft into a single bale, reducing the slots a stack of cane occupies.

  2. Reversible crafting

    A bale can be crafted back into its nine sugar canes at any time, so the cane stays usable.

  3. Vanilla-style recipes

    Both recipes use the standard crafting grid and fit into the existing vanilla crafting experience.

  4. Farm-friendly storage

    Compressed bales help large sugar cane farms with automated harvesting keep output in fewer chest slots.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x1 of 1 version with builds
26.1.2Not availableNot available1.0.1Not available
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.21.101.0.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.21.51.0.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.21.31.0.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.21.21.0.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.21.11.0.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.211.0.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.61.2.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.20.51.2.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.20.41.2.0Not available1.1.0Not available
1.20.31.2.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.20.21.2.0Not available1.1.0Not available
1.20.11.2.01.1.0Not available1.1.0+1.20.1
1.201.2.01.1.0Not availableNot available
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.18.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Large sugar cane farms

Automated harvesters on a big cane field can fill chests quickly, and bales reduce how many slots that output uses.

Transporting cane

A player moving a large amount of cane between bases can carry it as bales instead of loose stacks.

Who it’s for: Players who run large sugar cane farms or who want fewer inventory slots taken by cane, in single-player worlds and on multiplayer servers where both sides install the mod.

How it compares

Full comparison

Melons Sugar Cane+ is for Forge and NeoForge only, covers 1.20.1, is client and server, and is released under All rights reserved. Sugar doubles is server-side with a client-optional setup, targets 1.21 – 1.21.8 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is released under the Apache License 2.0. Compact Items covers the same four loaders for 1.21 – 26.2, is also server required with client optional, and is released under All rights reserved.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Bale of Sugar CaneFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.14.4 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-09-21
Melons Sugar Cane+Forge and NeoForge1.20.1Client and server2024-02-20
Sugar doublesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 1.21.8Server required, client optional2025-10-12
Compact ItemsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-07-05

Questions

Does Bale of Sugar Cane need to be installed on both sides?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which loader should be used for Bale of Sugar Cane?

The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Each loader has files for its own game versions, so the loader must match the installed game.

Can a bale be turned back into sugar cane?

Yes. A bale can be crafted back into its nine sugar canes whenever they are needed.

In the catalog

Bale of Sugar Cane is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

Transform your sugar cane farming with the Bale of Sugar Cane mod! Tired of managing vast fields of sugar cane in your Minecraft world? The Bale of Sugar Cane mod brings a practical and convenient solution to your farming woes. This mod allows you to compress nine sugar canes into a single, easy-to-store bale, making…
exline, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
exline
Published
2023-11-09
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-21
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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