Thursday, September 12, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Weekly Production Figures Burdekin region mills Week 13, ending 7 September 2024

Cane crushed
This week
Season to date
Invicta
153,616
1,241,474
Pioneer
74,664
560,253
Kalamia
80,792
694,564
Inkerman
82,255
782,996
Burdekin
391,327
3,279,287
CCS
Invicta
14.25
14.04
Pioneer
14.28
14.14
Kalamia
13.65
13.75
Inkerman
14.01
13.86
Burdekin
14.08
13.95
Weekly variety performance for region
Variety
%
CCS
Variety
%
CCS
Q240
54%
14.29
WSRA17
6%
13.32
KQ228
18%
13.92
SRA23
5%
13.83
Q183
11%
14.03
Q208
4%
14.01
Comments:
The Burdekin mills processed just over 390,000 tonnes of cane for the week, which is the highest throughput for the season to date. Operations were again disrupted by industrial action.
The season-to-date total of 3.28M tonnes represents 40% of the Burdekin region’s revised estimate of 8.20M tonnes.
The average weekly CCS was 14.08, which is still below budget as a result of the wet weather event but improving quickly.
The highest CCS of 16.8 was shared this week between rakes of Q240-1R in the Barratta (Pioneer) and KQ228-1R in the Millaroo (Invicta) productivity districts.
With school holidays beginning this coming Friday (13 September), parents and carers are urged to warn children of the dangers of playing near cane railway lines.
Families and visitors who are doing road trips over the school holidays are reminded to use their train brain and always give way to cane trains.

John Tait
Cane Supply Manager
Burdekin Region

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