For weekly crush statistics for 2020 see here and to review the weekly details for the 2019 season (Jan to Dec), see here. And our February 2020 media release on trends may also be of interest.
| INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||
| Hectares Harvested | 371,000 | 377,000 | 381,000 | 372,000 | 377,101 | 382,498 | 364,436 | |||
| Cane Crushed (000’s tonnes) | 30500 | 32400 | 34800 | 36500 | 33300 | 32492 | 30,044 | |||
| Sugar Produced (000’s tonnes) | 4360 | 4550 | 4890 | 4770 | 4480 | 4725 | 4283 | |||
| Sugar for Exports (000's tonnes) | 3450 | 3570 | 3850 | 3730 | 3700 | 3700 | 3,400 | |||
| A$ million Value Sugar Exports | 1435 | 1500 | 1500 | 1700 | 1500 | 1,500 | 1,400 | |||
| A$ million Industry Revenue (note 1) | 2,000 | 2,100 | 2,000 | 2,200 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,600 | |||
| Mills | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |||
| Milling Companies | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Growers | 4300 | 4200 | 4490 | 4600 | 4100 | 4305 | 4050 | |||
| Total Direct & Indirect Employment | 22,657 | 22,450 | ||||||||
| Production (000s) | ||||||||||
| Revenue (Mil $AUD) | ||||||||||
| (1) Includes sugar, electricity, and molasses |
| Area Harvested for Milling (Hectares) | |||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
| Northern | 70,745 | 73,521 | 82,187 | 80,549 | 84,247 | 84,429 | 84,263 | 78,098 | |
| Herbert-Burdekin | 121,637 | 125,419 | 126,963 | 127,064 | 124,922 | 125,878 | 125,908 | 124,190 | |
| Mackay-Proserpine | 106,171 | 107,461 | 107,702 | 107,863 | 100,407 | 105,140 | 108,001 | 106,464 | |
| Southern | 50,041 | 49,805 | 46,486 | 49,684 | 45,896 | 46,096 | 48,298 | 41,330 | |
| Queensland | 348,594 | 356,206 | 363,339 | 365,160 | 355,473 | 361,543 | 366,470 | 350,082 | |
| New South Wales | 11,450 | 14,860 | 14,461 | 15,937 | 16,063 | 15,558 | 16,208 | 14,354 | |
| AUSTRALIA | 360,044 | 371,066 | 377,800 | 381,096 | 371,536 | 377,101 | 382,498 | 364,436 | |
| Cane Crushed (Tonnes) | |||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
| Northern | 5,314,283 | 6,558,888 | 6,634,943 | 7,636,072 | 7,882,048 | 6,903,568 | 6,666,625 | 5,881,737 | |
| Herbert-Burdekin | 11,104,867 | 11,291,076 | 12,213,695 | 12,737,984 | 13,522,425 | 13,154,061 | 12,741,351 | 11,964,772 | |
| Mackay-Proserpine | 8,446,425 | 7,862,208 | 8,555,987 | 8,010,564 | 8,905,999 | 7,578,885 | 7,375,712 | 7,744,491 | |
| Southern | 4,220,110 | 3,506,769 | 3,411,638 | 4,269,950 | 4,096,086 | 3,835,027 | 3,705,045 | 2,852,049 | |
| Queensland | 29,085,685 | 29,218,942 | 30,816,263 | 32,654,569 | 34,409,558 | 31,471,541 | 30,488,733 | 28,443,049 | |
| New South Wales | 915,027 | 1,301,910 | 1,543,749 | 2,173,192 | 2,100,880 | 1,878,00 | 2,003,389 | 1,600,875 | |
| AUSTRALIA | 30,000,712 | 30,520,852 | 32,360,012 | 34,827,761 | 36,507,438 | 33,349,541 | 32,492,122 | 30,043,924 | |
| Sugar Produced (Tonnes IPS) | |||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
| Northern | 693,840 | 853,281 | 864,441 | 969,829 | 938,631 | 879,936 | 959,771 | 775,157 | |
| Herbert-Burdekin | 1,574,457 | 1,652,437 | 1,774,250 | 1,872,298 | 1,840,860 | 1,819,406 | 1,908,359 | 1,784,220 | |
| Mackay-Proserpine | 1,244,662 | 1,179,221 | 1,235,077 | 1,169,360 | 1,141,270 | 1,021,001 | 1,067,205 | 1,103,392 | |
| Southern | 621,704 | 521,406 | 496,105 | 622,192 | 593,974 | 533,912 | 543,511 | 422,170 | |
| Queensland | 4,134,664 | 4,206,345 | 4,369,874 | 4,633,679 | 4,514,736 | 4,254,255 | 4,478,846 | 4,084,939 | |
| New South Wales | 113,040 | 157,392 | 178,508 | 254,877 | 257,654 | 226,316 | 245,674 | 198,389 | |
| AUSTRALIA | 4,247,704 | 4,363,736 | 4,548,382 | 4,888,555 | 4,772,390 | 4,480,571 | 4,724,570 | 4,283,328 | |
| Tonnes Cane Per Hectare Harvested | |||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
| Northern | 75.12 | 89.21 | 80.73 | 94.8 | 93.56 | 81.77 | 79.12 | 75.31 | |
| Herbert-Burdekin | 91.3 | 90.03 | 96.2 | 100.25 | 108.25 | 104.5 | 101.19 | 96.34 | |
| Mackay-Proserpine | 79.55 | 73.16 | 79.44 | 74.27 | 88.7 | 72.08 | 64.29 | 72.74 | |
| Southern | 84.33 | 70.41 | 73.39 | 85.94 | 89.25 | 83.2 | 76.71 | 69.01 | |
| Queensland | 83.44 | 82.03 | 84.83 | 89.43 | 96.79 | 87.05 | 83.19 | 81.25 | |
| New South Wales | 79.92 | 87.61 | 106.75 | 136.36 | 130.79 | 120.71 | 124.99 | 111.53 | |
| AUSTRALIA | 83.33 | 82.25 | 85.74 | 91.35 | 98.26 | 88.44 | 84.95 | 82.44 | |
| CCS/Sugar Content | |||||||||
| xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
| Northern | 12.93 | 12.88 | 13.08 | 12.63 | 11.76 | 12.77 | 14.18 | 13.31 | |
| Herbert-Burdekin | 14.06 | 14.36 | 14.32 | 14.38 | 13.36 | 13.6 | 14.72 | 14.56 | |
| Mackay-Proserpine | 14.48 | 14.78 | 14.27 | 14.4 | 12.75 | 13.39 | 14.28 | 14.13 | |
| Southern | 14.58 | 14.67 | 14.32 | 14.27 | 14.07 | 13.71 | 14.35 | 14.54 | |
| Queensland | 14.05 | 14.18 | 14.04 | 13.96 | 12.92 | 13.37 | 14.45 | 14.18 | |
| New South Wales | 12.02 | 11.92 | 11.36 | 11.9 | 11.98 | 11.73 | 12.03 | 12.29 | |
| AUSTRALIA | 13.99 | 14.08 | 13.91 | 13.81 | 12.86 | 13.27 | 14.3 | 14.08 | |
The Australian Sugar Year Book recorded historic data. Details on sugar milling research available at Sugar Research Australia see more.