Thursday, July 25, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Weekly production figures Wilmar Sugar Plane Creek Mill Week 2, Week ending 13 July 2024

This week
Season to date
Cane crushed
51,322
90,771
Average bin weight
3.80
3.77
CCS
12.73
12.73
Cane variety performance for region
Variety
%
CCS
Variety
%
CCS
Q183
37.7
12.65
Q253
8.9
13.04
Q240
14.3
12.99
Q232
3.0
13.79
Q208
14.0
12.74
Q252
2.9
12.79
KQ228
9.0
13.85
Q138
2.5
11.53
Comments:
Plane Creek Mill processed just over 51,000 tonnes of cane for the week, bringing the season total to more than 90,000 tonnes.
Throughput was disrupted on Sunday and again on Friday due to powerhouse issues. The factory experienced a blackout on both occasions.
A planned 18-hour maintenance stop is scheduled for Thursday, 18 July.
Average weekly CCS came in at 12.73 units, and bin weight improved from the previous week.
The highest CCS sample of 15.50 units was from a rake of Q232 4R from the Dawlish productivity district.
Motorists are reminded to take care around our cane rail network.
Please approach all crossings with caution and always give way to cane trains.

Lindsay Wheeler
Cane Supply Manager
Plane Creek Region

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