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Wilmar Sugar Plane Creek Mill production figures Week 13, Week ending 10 September 2022
Wilmar Cane crushedSugar Average weight Mill Plane bin Creek CCS
Season to date 628,187 3.89 12.78
This week 68,689 3.88 13.73
Week 20, Week ending 29 October 2022
Cane variety performance for region Season to ThisCCS week Variety Variety % % CCS date Q183 28.3 13.51 Q242 4.7 13.61 Cane crushed Q208 23.746,520 13.93 Q2521,026,777 4.6 13.94 8.0 3.71 13.99 Q232 4.4 13.99 Average bin weight Q240 3.87 Q253 7.3 13.51 Q138 4.3 13.33
CCS
13.28
13.16
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ajor Grants Incentives are available to support growers within the Plane and Pioneer catchments to adopt practice change that will benefit both grower farming operations and provide water quality outcomes.
BMP grower or engaged with a Delivery Provider under the MWWQP project. • The growers project must demonstrate a water quality improvement outcome at end of catchment in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) loads and/or pesticide risk toxicity, calculated by the delivery provider or productivity service provider.
Access to the major grant funds is available through Reef Catchments, the delivery provider of the Major Grants Project, for growers engaged with Mackay Whitsunday Water Quality Program (MWWQP) delivery providers and those who are not yet engaged in the program but are Best Management Practice (BMP) accredited.
• Grant applications must include a minimum in-kind 50% cash co-contribution. • Grower project activities must be completed within 12 months or the program completion date (whichever comes first).
Equipment commonly purchased under water quality grant schemes includes sub surface nutrient applicators, legume planters, equipment for improved placement of grub control, variable rate and boom section controllers and high rise spray rigs.
• Must be a legal entity with an ABN.
Other types of equipment may still be eligible, and growers are encouraged to contact Reef Catchments to discuss their options. Applicants applying for funding are required to meet the following criteria: • The grower project must be within the Plane Creek and Pioneer River Catchments.
Average bin weights fell markedly from the previous Plane Creek Mill passed the one million tonnes crushed milestone on Wednesday morning.
week. On occasion, the low bins weight presented Comments: A total of 46,520 tonnes of cane were crushed for the week. some challenges with feeding station throughput.
Storms over much of the supply district on Monday night significantly impacted cane supply and brought crushing operations to a halt for 19 hours on Tuesday
The highest was 16.4 units from a rake of Q208 Plane Creek Mill passed theCCS one million tonnes and into Wednesday. 3rd ratoon from the Dawlish productivity district. crushed milestone on Wednesday morning. Further heavy storms on Friday afternoon resulted in a 15-hour cane supply stoppage on
Saturday. The mill resumed crushing at 12.30am Sunday. With school holidays beginning this coming Friday (16 The production team used the lengthy wet-weather conduct maintenance. September), parents are to urged to warn their total of 46,520 tonnes of cane stops were crushed for children the of
A thedifficult dangers of playing near cane railway The knock-on effects from the harvesting conditions included lowerlines. crush rates week. due to high mud loadings and lower bin weights. Average weekly CCS was 13.28, down slightly from 13.38 the previous week.
Jim Kirchner The highest CCS much was 15.75of units from a rake ofdistrict Q208 3rd ratoon from the Koumala Storms over the supply on Monday Cane Supply Manager productivity district. night significantly impacted Plane Creekcane Regionsupply and brought Jim Kirchner crushing operations to a halt for 19 hours on Tuesday Cane Supply Manager Plane Creek Region and into Wednesday.
The MWWQP is funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
Further heavy storms on Friday afternoon resulted in a 15-hour cane supply stoppage on Saturday. The mill resumed crushing at 12.30am Sunday.
With two years remaining on the project, the Program is on track to achieve an enduring reduction in pesticides risk toxicity and DIN loads from the Plane and Pioneer River catchment.
The production team used the lengthy wet-weather stops to conduct maintenance.
To find out more, contact Reef Catchments on 4968 4200 or email grants@reefcatchments.com.
• The applicant must be an accredited
Cane variety performance for region Solid crushing rates saw Plane Creek Mill crush nearly Variety % CCStonnes ofVariety CCS 69,000 cane for the week % – the highest for the season. 5.5 Q183 32.6 weekly 13.09throughputQ253 13.37 Q208 21.0 There 13.49 SP80 11.76 was a marginal improvement2.7 in CCS of 0.07 a over the previous week, taking1.8 the season-to-date Q240 19.6 unit 13.64 KQ228 12.89 CCS to 12.78 units. Q138 7.0 13.11 Q238 1.6 12.95
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The knock-on effects from the difficult harvesting conditions included lower crush rates due to high mud loadings and lower bin weights. Average weekly CCS was 13.28, down slightly from 13.38 the previous week. The highest CCS was 15.75 units from a rake of Q208 3rd ratoon from the Koumala productivity district.
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