Crush Archives | Australian Sugar Milling Council

Reef Credits Scheme a missed opportunity to promote a balanced approach to sustainability | 13 May 2024

Posted on 13 May 202419 June 2024 by Emma Roberts

The Australian Sugar Milling Council, the peak body for Australia’s sugar manufacturers, is calling for changes to the proposed Reef Credits Scheme (the ‘Scheme’) that will deliver improved environmental outcomes and the ongoing prosperity of the State’s sugar regions. Currently under review, the Scheme provides payments to cane growers and land managers who contribute to lower nitrogen run-...
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2023 Season Outlook | 11 May 2023

Posted on 11 May 202315 May 2023 by Emma Roberts

As the first of 19 Queensland sugar factories begin steam trials this week, sugar manufacturers throughout the State are looking forward to a safe, successful and incident-free season. The Australian Sugar Milling Council believes that the return to El Nino conditions is helpful and should limit the weather induced disruptions to harvesting and milling that was the case during the past two yea...
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Global sugar glut dampens optimism for crush season 2019

Posted on 29 May 201911 July 2019 by Emma Roberts

Sugar mill in FNQ, manufacturing raw sugar and electricity

29 May 2019: Australian sugar mills are completing their final checks and tests in readiness for the start of crushing and sugar manufacturing, which will run from June through to late November for most. The Australian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) says the nation’s 24 sugar mills are expected to manufacture less than the 4.7 million tonnes of raw sugar produced in 2018. “Good news is a littl...
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