Day: May 24, 2017

Kalagro

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

The July 2017 contract settled at:

15.87 US c/b

The Australian Dollar currently trades at:

74.78 US cents.

Forward indicative prices in Australian dollars are:

$479 for 2017 season

$484 for 2018 season

$476 for 2019 season

$463 for 2020 season

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RP 20 Burdekin Nitrogen Trials

Kalagro

 

Morning growers

 

Please refer to the below exert from a letter issued by Department of Environment and Heritage Protection recently, sent to registered growers participating in the RP20 Burdekin Nitrogen Trials about their use of up to 240 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare.

 

“ You may be aware that over the past five years, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has funded the RP20 Burdekin Nitrogen Trials project through Sugar Research Australia and the local cane industry. A number of farmers have worked closely with researchers to test fertiliser application rates on their farms to ensure that the nitrogen rate prescribed through the regulation would maintain yield and farm profitability.

 

In order to provide assurance to growers, a process was initiated to allow registered cane farmers to use up to 240 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare until the RP20 Burdekin Nitrogen Trials had enough data to provide scientifically robust results to determine the optimum amount of nitrogen required to maintain yields. Our records show that you are one of the cane farmers registered to apply up to 240 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare during this time.

 

The results from the trials have shown that grower economic returns are maximised over the crop cycle when good farming practices, and balanced crop nutrition based on SIX EASY STEPS, are employed. Complete trial results are available from Sugar Research Australia (www.sugarresearch.com.au), where a grower video will also soon be available. Information sessions will be held in your region in early June 2017 where you can learn more about the project results and find out what help is available to you. Project members and farmers that were involved in the trials will also be there to offer their first-hand experience and share their results.

 

Given the project has confirmed the benefits of fertiliser rates consistent with the SIX EASY STEPS, the maximum application rate of 240 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare will no longer apply from 1 July 2017. read more