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Dear Growers
In the seventeenth week of the
2021 season Victoria mill is looking at crushing 110,000 tonnes
for the week and as of this morning has crushed 69,000 tonnes at
a CCS of 12.86. Macknade mill is on track to crush 70,000 tonnes
this week crushing 49,000 tonnes at a CCS of 13.02 as of Friday
morning.
The mill has reported that it has
been a difficult week with a major break down on B 4 Cane Carrier
gearbox. This resulted in over two days stop on B Side and
impacting planned maintenance on A side mills. The mill managed
to find some parts in Melbourne and had them air freighted to
site, although this process took over 24 hours to get parts to
site from Melbourne. Repairs have now been made and the mill
started crushing again this morning. The mill has now installed a
new gearbox and are working through failure mode investigations.
The mill has reported that they struggle to
load more than 30,700 tonnes each day resulting in cane supply
short falls in the morning. The mill reports that this is a
combination of a lot of inputs and variables with the main driver
being the bin carrying capacity. The mill has advised they are
endeavouring to work through this problem for this year and next
season.
CANEGROWERS Herbert River have
organised a meeting with Wilmar Senior Management next week to
discuss a number of items.
Frank Scardamaglia
Manager
CANEGROWERS Herbert River
Email: frank_scardamaglia@canegrowers.com.au
Phone: 0475 818 800
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CANEGROWERS Herbert River Radio
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For local news, weather and a great mix of
music listen to CANEGROWERS Herbert River Radio while you're at
home, work or in the tractor!
To listen click on the play
button on the home page of our website. Click below to get
there!
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Read all about your CANEGROWERS
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The CANEGROWERS Annual Report for 2020-21 is now
available online and copies will soon be in all district offices.
Published ahead of the Annual General Meeting scheduled for
Tuesday 9 November 2021, the report is a summary of how
CANEGROWERS has served members through activities, projects and
programs throughout the year. In this important reporting season,
you can find:
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STL board election - have your say
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Do you hold STL shares? Sugar Terminals Limited owns
and operates Queensland's six bulk export terminals so is a vital
piece of our industry. A position for a G Class shareholder
Director is up for election on the STL Board and two CANEGROWERS
members are standing - Tony Bartolo (current director and Mackay
grower) and Barry Stubbs (Cairns Region grower). As a
shareholder, you will have recieved paperwork in the mail to
register your vote before 20 October.
There is more information on the STL website: https://sugarterminals.com.au/news/
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Spruiking sustainable sugar
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CANEGROWERS has met with the European Association of
Sugar Traders (ASSUC) to discuss issues associated with the
Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement. ASSUC is highly supportive of
the full inclusion of sugar in the FTA and has a particular
interest in increasing its members' ability to secure high
quality, sustainably produced sugar for European customers.
Discussions will continue with the next meeting to include an
explanation of Smartcane BMP and how it is aligned with international
sugar accreditation systems such as Bonsucro, Vive, and Proterra.
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Savings for CANEGROWERS Members
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The supplier of gas and welding equipment, BOC,
is among the companies offering discounts to CANEGROWERS members.
BOC has a national promotion through October and November
with a catalogue which is available here www.boc.com.au/shop
For some items, CANEGROWERS members can access
bigger discounts than those offered in this promotion so its
worth checking your BOC account or with your local BOC store to
confirm your CANEGROWERS price.
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Do you have a house for rent???
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CANEGROWERS Herbert River have been contacted
by a number of people who are looking to move to Ingham and are
looking for a house to rent.
If you have a house to rent please call the office
and we can pass on details to you to contact prospective tenants.
Please be advised that we have not vetted these interested
parties and are merely passing on contact details.
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Cane Burning Notice
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As the weather is getting hotter please remember
there is a Cane Burning Notice in place. The Cane Burning Notice
can be found on the CANEGROWERS Herbert River website by clicking
on the link https://herbertrivercanegrowers.com.au/safety/
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selectability Mental Health Week Activities
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Queensland Mental Health Week is 9-17 October. selectability Ingham will be hosting activties
as part of Mental Health Week.
Meet the Team and learn more about the services they
provide.
If you would like any more information, please reach
out.
selectability
Mental Health Hub
90
Lannercost Street
Phone
4781 2690
Click on
the button below to view the activities.
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QSL Update
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QSL Grower Pricing Update: It has been a volatile month for the October 2021
ICE 11 raw sugar contract in the lead up to its expiry, with
prices moving in a broader 18.50 USc/lb to 20.50 USc/lb
range. QSL filled its first 2024 Season Target Price
Contract orders at prices as high as $440/tonne gross
actual, with the highest gross actual fills to date for the 2021
Season at $616 (Target Price) and $625 (Mar22 –
Individual Futures Contract). Click here to read our full Grower Pricing Update.
QSL’s 2021 Annual General Meeting: Queensland Sugar Limited will hold its
2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 10am on Friday
22 October 2021 at the Christie Conference Centre, 320
Adelaide Street, Brisbane. QSL Chairman Guy Cowan and QSL
Managing Director and CEO Greg Beashel will both address the
meeting. Please click below to access key meeting documents:
2020/2021 Annual Report
2020 QSL AGM Minutes
Market Update Podcast: Catch the latest sugar market and currency news in
QSL’s latest weekly market podcast by clicking here.
Video Sugar Market Update: Our latest video market update with QSL Treasury
Manager Ginette Barrett is out now. This 5-minute snapshot
provides insights into the key themes currently affecting sugar
prices for Australian producers. Click here to watch it.
2021-Season Target Price Contract roll: Any 2021-Season Target Price Contract tonnage which
was not priced by Monday 20 September has now been rolled forward
and an adjustment of -$9.91 per tonne has been applied. This is
in addition to the previous roll cost adjustment of -$1.46
already applied for the July/October 2021 roll. This means
that 2021 Target Price Contract orders must now reach their set
target plus $11.37 in order to be filled. The next roll
deadline for this product is 21 February 2022. Click here for more information regarding rolling
and the 2021 Target Price Contract.
Early-Start Actively Managed Pool: The 2022-Season Early-Start Actively Managed Pool is
now accepting nominations. This is a QSL-managed pool that prices
2022-Season sugar in the same manner as the Actively Managed
Pool, but over a longer pricing window. Nominations will close 31
October 2021, with the pool's pricing window commencing from the
first trading day after this date. For more information on the Early-Start Actively
Managed Pool, please click here.
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