Thursday, August 29, 2024

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

2023 Winner, Paula McIver, NSW 2023 Winner, Lauren Bell, Qld

This week
Season to date
Cane crushed
34,654
318,691
Average bin weight
3.84
3.84
CCS
13.12
13.01
Cane variety performance for region
Variety
%
CCS
Variety
%
CCS
Q183
23.1
12.94
Q253
22.6
13.15
Q240
11.6
13.30
SP80
5.2
13.59
Q208
11.8
13.77
SRA9
5.4
13.40
KQ228
3.8
13.57
Q200
2.9
12.47
Comments:
Plane Creek Mill processed 34,654 tonnes of cane for the week, bringing the season total to just under 320,000 tonnes.
Rainfall early in the week put a halt to crushing operations. However the growing and harvesting sector put in a commendable effort to find suitable paddocks and resume harvesting on Thursday.
Average CCS fell by 0.06 of a unit over the previous week, closing out at 13.12 units. Standover cane made up 11 per cent of the week’s cane supply.
The highest CCS honour for the week was a rake of Q208 3R from the Koumala productivity area with a CCS of 16.1 units.
Motorists and haul-out operators are reminded to take care when passing over our cane rail line at occupational crossings, particularly where vision is impaired by standing cane.

Lindsay Wheeler
Cane Supply Manager
Plane Creek Region

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