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ACFA E-Newsletter 13 August 2021 | |
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Wilmar Sugar's first shipment departs Mackay 9 August 2021 | North Queensland Register | The first raw sugar of the 2021 growing season has been shipped out of the Port of Mackay with many local cane growers eagerly watching on as raw sugar produced at their local mill headed south. | | | |
Wilmar's Plane Creek grower marketing consultant, Angus McKerrow and Mackay Sugar Terminal mechanical supervisor, Hamish Beveridge said the Mackay port tour was organised to provide cane growers throughout the region with insight into the sugar supply chain from the farm to the supermarket shelf. More... | |
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Canegrowers: Rebate should be available to all irrigation operations 12 August 2021 | Queensland Country Life | |
Queensland's peak sugarcane growers body is calling the recent irrigation rebate given to horticultural growers as "unfair" and "discriminatory" to broadacre farming operations.
The Palaszczuk government announced recently that horticulture growers would be able to access a further 35 per cent rebate on water charges. More... | |
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Sugar giant charged with industrial manslaughter after worker electrocuted in Far North Queensland 12 August 2021 | ABC | Charges have been laid against one of the country's biggest sugar millers after a worker was electrocuted on the job in Far North Queensland two years ago.
Brett Quinn was killed while dogging for a crane that contacted, or came in close proximity to, overhead power lines while working on a cane rail system at Little Mulgrave, near Gordonvale, south of Cairns in 2019. More...
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Wilmar Sugar Australia postpones Invicta Centenary community celebrations 9 August 2021 | North Queensland Register | |
Wilmar Sugar Australia has postponed its Invicta Centenary community celebrations this Friday due to the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19.
Burdekin Regional Operations manager Paul Turnbull said the decision to defer the community celebrations until later in the year was not made lightly. More...
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Sunshine Coast distillery mix things up with sugarcane 13 August 2021 | Queensland Country Life | In a mixture of Queensland firsts, Woombye company, Cavu Distilling, are using sugarcane to create two new spirits. Launching later this year, their Original Cane product, under their Sunshine & Sons brand, will use locally sourced sugarcane, Oakes & Sons farm, to create a sweet fermented sugarcane spirit. More... | | | |
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Sugar soars as crops in world's top producer Brazil hit by frosts 11 August 2021 | Reuters | |
Sugar prices hit their highest level in more than four years on Tuesday after a report confirmed damage to sugarcane crops in the world’s larger producer Brazil from unusually harsh frosts in June and July.
Sugar production in Brazil’s centre-south region fell by 11% in the second half of July to 3 million tonnes, industry group Unica said, more than expected. Unica added that the three waves of frosts that hit the agricultural areas had further damaged crops already hurt by the worst drought in 90 years. More... | |
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Equitable water pricing still a hole in the bucket 11 August 2021 | QFF | |
Water is a critical input for Queensland’s irrigation industry and essential for the future success and growth of agriculture. However, this success and growth is reliant on irrigators’ ability to access affordable, reliable, and secure water particularly in the face of climate change. With on-farm water utilisation in decline and the number of irrigation businesses falling, deliberate and strategic action from the state government is required to capitalise on available opportunities so irrigators can continue producing high quality food, fibre and foliage. More... | |
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Cash flows to help horticulture 10 August 2021 | Queensland Country Life | Last year Growcom applauded an election commitment made by the Palaszczuk government to discount irrigation water prices for the horticulture sector by 50 per cent.
This commitment amounts to an estimated $23 million spend over three years, and is the single largest investment by the Queensland government in the horticulture sector to promote its growth and create more regional jobs. More...
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2021-22 cotton season shaping up to be one of the largest on record, Rabobank says 13 August 2021 | Queensland Country Life | |
Excellent seasonal conditions and strong prices are fuelling a positive outlook for Australia's cotton sector, with expectations next year's crop could be one of the largest on record, according to Rabobank.. More...
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Hemp crops have yielded up 4.8 tonnes per hectare in the NT 8 August 2021 | Queensland Country Life | The Northern Territory is exploring whether its warm winter weather could deliver an edge in Australia's emerging industrial hemp market. Hemp is an environmentally sustainable crop that can be used in thousands of products including building materials, textiles and beer. More... | | | |
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Land price push from family or corporate farms 13 August 2021 | Farm Online | |
Is it the deep pockets of the corporates or the desperation of family farmers to seize the opportunity to buy the block next door that is pushing farmland prices to new records?
Australian family farms are keen to grow, Elders head of agribusiness investment Mark Barber said. More...
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Fertiliser trial results put into practice 11 August 2021 | Farm Weekly | Increased confidence in the science supporting phosphorus application has seen major fertiliser companies incorporate the recent findings in the models they use to generate fertiliser advice for farmers. More...
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Bayer set to phase out domestic glyphosate products in the US 11 August 2021 | Farm Weekly | |
Bayer has made the decision to remove its glyphosate products from domestic use in the United States. While standing by the safety record of the products, which it maintains are safe to use, the company is conscious of the large legal burden created by lawsuits alleging its products have caused cancer. More... | |
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| Week | Mill | Crush (t) | %CSS | | Date | STD | Week | STD | | 8 Aug 2021 | Mossman | 43,784 | | | | 8 Aug 2021 | Tableland | 275,430 | 15.00 | 13.94 | | 8 Aug 2021 | Mulgrave | 408,102 | 11.77 | 11.29 | | 8 Aug 2021 | South Johnstone | 367,762 | 11.85 | 11.42 | | 13 Aug 2021 | Tully | 814,350 | 13.23 | 12.65 | | 8 Aug 2021 | Victoria | 717,502 | 12.95 | 12.37 | | 8 Aug 2021 | Macknade | 343,360 | | 7 Aug 2021 | Invicta | 1,302,078 | 15.13 | 14.22 | | 7 Aug 2021 | Pioneer | 698,328 | 15.03 | 14.21 | | 7 Aug 2021 | Kalamia | 643,676 | 14.55 | 13.82 | | 7 Aug 2021 | Inkerman | 529,603 | 14.95 | 13.70 | | 7 Aug 2021 | Proserpine | 431,127 | 14.61 | 14.03 | | 8 Aug 2021 | Mackay | 1,577,810 | 14.18 | 13.11 | | 7 Aug 2021 | Plane Creek | 445,109 | 14.47 | 13.34 | | 8 Aug 2021 | Bundaberg | 277,086 | 14.03 | 13.31 | | Isis | | | | | Maryborough | | | | | Rocky Point | | | | | 1 Aug 2021 | Harwood | 144,510 | 12.14 | 11.16 | | 1 Aug 2021 | Broadwater | 196,375 | 12.38 | 11.58 | | 1 Aug 2021 | Condong | 116,674 | 11.96 | 11.30 | | | | |
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Weekly Rainfall Update for 7 days to 9 am 10 August 2021 | |
Rainfall StatisticsWeek Ending 13 August 2021 | | Town | Aug | YTD | | Mossman | 16.6 | 1311.0 | | Mareeba | 0.6 | 791.2 | | Cairns | 12.2 | 2242.2 | | Gordonvale | 12.2 | 2242.2 | | Innisfail | 64.4 | 4140.2 | | Tully | 64.4 | 4140.2 | | Ingham | 11.6 | 2975.7 | | Ayr | 1.4 | 879.2 | | Proserpine | 40.8 | 904.2 | | Mackay | 17.2 | 914.6 | | Bundaberg | 3.2 | 346.8 | | Maryborough | 12.2 | 543.0 | | Beenleigh | 7.3 | 908.0 | | Murwillumbah | 11.0 | 1266.6 | | Ballina | 17.0 | 1346.0 | | Yamba | 7.0 | 1336.4 |
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Australia's weather forecast for the week to come 9 August 2021 | Farm Online | |
A cold front will move through Australia this week, starting in Western Australia before reaching the east coast mid-week. Bureau of Meteorology's senior meteorologist Jonathan How has broken down what agricultural regions all over Australia should expect this week. More... | |
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As the planet warms, these farmers are adapting to an uncertain future 11 August 2021 | ABC | If the climate becomes drier, farmers in some parts of SA's Eyre Peninsula could find it harder to make a living. But they're already adapting to an uncertain future of climate change and dwindling townships. More... | | | |
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Farming may not be viable if planet continues trend to 3 degree increase 11 August 2021 | Farm Online | |
Farming in most of Australia may not be viable if the planet continues on its current climate change trajectory to a global increase of 3 degrees, a new international report says.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is the most comprehensive ever composed on climate science, referencing 1400 papers, with over 260 lead authors from 60 countries. More...
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