Thursday, December 5, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Weekly production figures Wilmar Sugar Plane Creek Mill Week 22, Week ending 30 November 2024

This week
Season to date
Cane crushed
37,550
1,128,064
Average bin weight
3.69
3.89
CCS
13.74
14.13
Cane variety performance for region
Variety
%
CCS
Variety
%
CCS
Q183
38.7
14.42
Q253
8.3
12.52
Q240
9.1
12.71
SRA9
4.2
14.33
Q208
19.8
13.89
KQ228
2.4
12.82
Q232
3.0
13.84
Q138
5.1
12.75
Comments:
Plane Creek Mill processed 37,550 tonnes of cane for the week, bringing the season-to-date total to just over 1,128,000 tonnes.
Rain late in the previous week triggered a halt to harvesting and crushing operations.
Average CCS declined by 0.84 of a unit over the previous week, closing out at 13.74 units. The year-to-date average is now sitting at 14.13 units.
Standover cane made up approximately 4.5 per cent of the week’s cane supply.
The highest CCS honour for the week was a rake of Q183 fifth ratoon from the Main Line productivity area with a CCS of 16.80 units.
With the crushing season extending into the school holiday period, we ask parents and caregivers to talk to children about the dangers of playing on or around our cane rail network.

Lindsay Wheeler
Cane Supply Manager
Plane Creek Region

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