Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: The area soon proved perfect for sugar production , with the French , the Dutch and the Portuguese all constantly fighting to control the ParaÃ ba region to grow the lucrative sugarcane in .
Simplified: The area was found to be perfect for making sugar . The French , the Dutch and the Portuguese all fought to have the ParaÃ ba region to grow sugarcane in .