Thursday, October 3, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Weekly production figures Wilmar Sugar Plane Creek Mill Week 13, Week ending 28 September 2024

This week
Season to date
Cane crushed
62,079
666,380
Average bin weight
3.96
3.89
CCS
14.80
13.74
Cane variety performance for region
Variety
%
CCS
Variety
%
CCS
Q183
27.1
15.20
Q253
22.0
14.34
Q240
6.9
14.65
SRA9
11.1
15.17
Q208
17.6
15.18
SRA21
1.4
14.75
KQ228
3.7
14.15
Q138
1.7
14.43

Comments:
Plane Creek Mill processed just over 62,000 tonnes of cane for the week, bringing the season total to just over 666,000 tonnes.
Average CCS rose by 0.18 of a unit over the previous week, closing out at 14.80 units. The year-to-date average is now sitting at 13.74 units.
Standover cane made up eight per cent of the week’s cane supply.
Wilmar commends the efforts of growers and harvesting operators for the pleasing bin weights and cane quality this season.
The highest CCS honour for the week was a rake of Q183 plant cane from the Koumala productivity area with a CCS of 17.20 units.
It’s pleasing that no incidents were reported around our rail network during the recent Queensland school holidays and long weekend.

Lindsay Wheeler
Cane Supply Manager
Plane Creek Region

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