Month: March 2019

Wilmar – Study Tour Travel Details Update – Thailand

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Wilmar Invitation – Study Tour Travel Details Update – Thailand

Please refer to our previous post on 4th March 2019.

Updated itinerary has now been provided by Wilmar for members information.

Cost to members who are interested in participating in tour remains at $2000. However please be aware domestic flights from/to Townsville displayed in itinerary are to be met by members or you may wish to take alternate flights that are more suitable.

Additional information:

• International Carrier – Thai Airways
• Accommodation – Single rooms (non-share)

Les Elphinstone
Manager KCGO

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QSL Announce New Managed Pool

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QSL ANNOUNCE NEW MANAGED POOL

QSL has introduced a new 3-Season Actively Managed Pool to its line-up of managed pool options available for the coming season.

Members are reminded that you have until 30th April 2019 to finalise your nominations to QSL’s managed pools and self-managed pricing products for the 2019 Season.

Les Elphinstone
Manager KCGO

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Daily Sugar Price – 7 March 2019

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Thursday, 7 March 2019

The March 2019 contract settled at: 12.16 US c/lb

The Australian Dollar currently trades at: 70.32 US cents

Forward indicative prices in Australian dollars are:

*$378 for MAY Contract – 2018 season

*$378 for 2018 season

*For Growers who have chosen to roll 2018-Season
exposure, QSL will gross up their target price to be
inclusive of roll costs incurred (currently $13.91/t)

$405 for 2019 season

$4353for 2020 season

$443 for 2021 season

Proudly brought to you by Kalagro Limited.
Information sourced from QSL.

Daily Sugar Price – 6 March 2019

Kalagro

Wednesday, 6 March 2019

The March 2019 contract settled at: 12.44 US c/lb

The Australian Dollar currently trades at: 70.84 US cents

Forward indicative prices in Australian dollars are:

*$384 for MAY Contract – 2018 season

*$384 for 2018 season

*For Growers who have chosen to roll 2018-Season
exposure, QSL will gross up their target price to be
inclusive of roll costs incurred (currently $13.91/t)

$409 for 2019 season

$4353for 2020 season

$440 for 2021 season

Proudly brought to you by Kalagro Limited.
Information sourced from QSL.

Tender for Medium & High Priority Water Acquisition – Burdekin/ Haughton

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TENDER INVITATION FOR MEDIUM PRIORITY & HIGH PRIORITY ACQUISITION – BURDEKIN HAUGHTON WSS

Sunwater is inviting tenders for the acquisition of medium priority (MP) and high priority (HP) term allocations of water from Burdekin Falls Dam.

Customers can make offers for up to 42,000ML of MP and 5,000ML of HP water for a minimum 10-year term allocation, with Sunwater to assess applications based on considerations that include offer price, proposed contract length and volume required.

The tender process opens on Saturday 2 March 2019 and closes on Friday 29 March 2019 at 4.30pm.

The invitation to tender is available to all customers, but customers in the Lower Burdekin area – which is currently suffering from rising groundwater levels – will need to demonstrate that their water usage will not impact groundwater levels.

How to lodge your tender:

Customers can access tender documents by visiting http://www.sunwater.com.au/water-for-sale/expression-of-interest or calling Sunwater on 13 15 89.

Customers can lodge their tender in accordance with the tender documents by sending tenders to [email protected] or to Sunwater’s postal address.

The deadline for tenders is 4:30pm on Friday 29 March 2019.

Sunwater expects to be in contact with tenderers to advise of an outcome of the invitation to tender process within 6 months from the closing time.

Les Elphinstone
Manager KCGO

Daily Sugar Price – 5 March 2019

Kalagro

Tuesday, 5 March 2019

The March 2019 contract settled at: 12.36 US c/lb

The Australian Dollar currently trades at: 70.92 US cents

Forward indicative prices in Australian dollars are:

*$381 for MAY Contract – 2018 season

*$381 for 2018 season

*For Growers who have chosen to roll 2018-Season
exposure, QSL will gross up their target price to be
inclusive of roll costs incurred (currently $13.91/t)

$409 for 2019 season

$435 for 2020 season

$441 for 2021 season

Proudly brought to you by Kalagro Limited.
Information sourced from QSL.

SRA Media Release – Adoption Group

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SRA welcomes Mr Matt Schembri and Mr Peter Verwey to Adoption Group

SRA has appointed new staff to its Adoption Group, marking another step forward in the delivery of the industry-led Adoption Strategy.
Mr Matt Schembri and Mr Peter Verwey have joined SRA as Adoption Officers, working in the Central and Burdekin regions respectively.
SRA Executive Manager, Regional Delivery, Mr Ian McBean, said that Matt and Peter would work closely with SRA adoption and research staff, growers, millers, and other service providers to help industry improve productivity, profitability and sustainability. The Adoption Group provides a vital conduit between research and growers and millers, assisting industry to adopt practices and technology that improve their bottom line.
Matt Schembri comes to the role from recent work with Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations in Central Queensland, working with farmers and graziers on Best Management Practice (BMP) programs and practice change. He is a former Research Engineer with the Sugar Research Institute and also has 10 years of experience growing sugarcane.
Peter Verwey comes to the role from work within agriculture in the Murray-Darling Basin, in particular working with farmers on irrigation infrastructure system upgrades. He is experienced in agricultural extension through BMP programs such as the cotton industry’s myBMP. He has also worked in North and Central Queensland in previous roles.
“Matt and Peter offer valuable skills and knowledge for the Australian sugarcane industry,” Mr McBean said. “They are looking forward to working with the local industry in their regions and delivering outcomes for growers and millers.”
Mr McBean added that SRA was well-advanced in delivering the industry-wide strategy for adoption services.
“Our SRA Regional Coordinators have established regional adoption advisory committees in each of the six regions to formulate and discuss local priorities. We are also soon to have our first meeting of the Industry Adoption Advisory Committee. Through this industry consultation, we will resource adoption activities that best fit the requirements of the region.” read more