Thursday, August 1, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Weekly Production Figures Burdekin region mills Week 7, ending 27 July 2024

Cane crushed
This week
Season to date
Invicta
145,341
656,301
Pioneer
59,009
285,825
Kalamia
74,018
395,124
Inkerman
86,629
469,835
Burdekin
364,997
1,807,084
CCS
Invicta
14.33
13.86
Pioneer
14.35
13.87
Kalamia
14.12
13.64
Inkerman
14.07
13.58
Burdekin
14.23
13.74
Weekly variety performance for region
Variety
%
CCS
Variety
%
CCS
Q240
52%
14.35
Q208
5%
13.44
KQ228
26%
14.37
WSRA17
5%
13.43
Q183
6%
13.74
SRA23
4%
14.70

Comments:
The Burdekin mills processed just under 365,000 tonnes of cane for the week, which was just below budget. It was however the best weekly throughput for the season to date, bringing the total tonnes crushed to more than 1.8M tonnes.
This represents just over 21% of the Burdekin region’s forecast crop.
Production was impacted this week by a number of unplanned stops as well as industrial action. The opportunity was taken during the stoppages to carry out necessary maintenance work.
The average weekly CCS was 14.02, which was above budget.
The highest CCS sample of 17.1 was from a rake of Q240-PL in the Sextons (Pioneer) productivity district.
As always, please remember to take care as you approach cane rail crossings.
Our cane trains operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the season.

John Tait
Cane Supply Manager
Burdekin Region

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