Thursday, October 10, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Weekly Production Figures Burdekin region mills Week 15, ending 21 September 2024

Cane crushed
This week
Season to date
Invicta
157,236
1,539,178
Pioneer
77,731
706,019
Kalamia
71,676
849,621
Inkerman
88,969
947,282
Burdekin
395,611
4,042,100
CCS
Invicta
14.56
14.13
Pioneer
14.72
14.21
Kalamia
14.28
13.80
Inkerman
14.20
13.91
Burdekin
14.46
14.02
Weekly variety performance for region
Variety
%
CCS
Variety
%
CCS
Q240
59%
14.41
Q208
8%
14.53
KQ228
12%
13.80
WSRA17
4%
13.12
Q183
8%
13.82
SRA23
3%
13.97
Comments:
The Burdekin mills processed just over 395,000 tonnes of cane for the week. This was the highest weekly throughput for the season to date and also the highest weekly throughput for Invicta, Pioneer and Inkerman mills.
Kalamia Mill achieved its budgeted throughput for the week despite some unplanned stops and a planned stop for a factory clean and necessary maintenance.
The season-to-date total is now 4.04M tonnes, which represents 48% of the Burdekin region’s crop forecast of 8.20M tonnes.
The average weekly CCS was 14.46, which is still below budget but improving with the ongoing dry conditions.
The highest CCS, of 17.4, was from a rake of Q240- PL in the Fredericksfield (Inkerman) productivity district.
With school holidays under way, 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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