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Christmas Crushed: Delays take heavy toll on farming families
Queensland's sugarcane farming families will spend this Christmas counting the cost of yet another delayed harvest, with updated industry analysis finding that poor milling performance throughout the year which caused crushing to continue into the…
Time to mend fences in the sugarcane industry
Cyclone Jasper recovery grants extended
CANEGROWERS calls for urgent action on disaster funding
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Dam frustration compounded by drought
Two years on from the decision to lower the wall of the Paradise Dam, CANEGROWERS says a lack of direction for the future of the water storage is adding insult to the injury of the region’s drought and pushing the impact into 2022 and beyond. CANEGROWERS Isis Chairman Mark Mammino is calling for the 50% water price…
Growers want plastics ban to boost local manufacturing
Queensland’s sugarcane growers have welcome today’s start of a ban on some single-use plastic items in the state. Representing the majority of the state’s growers, CANEGROWERS believes the ban will help build the business case for local products that are biodegradable, compostable and based on a renewable resource,…
Crushed: Industry’s $1B hit from Indian subsidies
New analysis has calculated a $1 billion cost to the Queensland sugar industry from Indian Government price and export subsidies currently under investigation by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The finding has alarmed but not surprised peak industry organisations the Australian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) and…
Positive outcome for sugarcane growers in FTA
Australia’s sugarcane growers have welcomed the opportunity to grow sugar exports to the United Kingdom under an in-principle trade deal between the two countries. “The proposed UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement will deliver a positive economic benefit for us through immediate and substantial up-front tariff-free…
Analysis opens door for discussions on cane farm rates
A new analysis of the way sugarcane farms have fared when Queensland councils set their rates will inform important conversations between CANEGROWERS offices and local government. “We looked closely at 13 councils with a sizeable sugarcane farming industry, where CANEGROWERS members underpin the local economy, the…