Kalamia Cane Growers & Kalagro
Enhancing the productivity and profitability of growers
Friday, 26 May 2017
The July 2017 contract settled at:
15.64 US c/b
The Australian Dollar currently trades at:
74.54 US cents.
Forward indicative prices in Australian dollars are:
$475 for 2017 season
$484 for 2018 season
$477 for 2019 season
$464 for 2020 season
Proudly brought to you by Kalagro.
Price effective Monday, 29th May 2017
DIESEL – $1.12883 including GST
UNLEADED – $1.17575 uncluding GST
To place orders, please contact the Kalamia Cane Growers office.
CRUSHING UPDATE – DELAYED START DATES
Steve Postma of Wilmar has advised feedback from growers indicates that a continuous supply of suitable quality cane is not likely to be available until the second half of the week ending Saturday 17 June. This is very early feedback from a small number of growers. Cane supply will be reviewed by Wilmar weekly until the crushing starts.
Based on this feedback Wilmar is currently planning to have all factories ready to crush on 13 June, though actual start dates may be later. Plans will be reviewed as Wilma gets better feedback on field conditions.
In order to try to firm up dates as soon as Wilmar can, Logistics Officers will be ringing harvesting groups next week to start gauging when ground conditions will be good enough for a start. We encourage all growers to discuss field conditions with their contractors.”
Les Elphinstone
Manager / Company Secretary
Kalamia Cane Growers Organisation Ltd
Kalagro Ltd
140 Young Street Ayr Qld 4807
PO Box 597 Ayr Qld 4807
Tel: 07 4783 1312 Fax: 07 4783 3885
Mob: 0447 128 312
Email: [email protected]
Price effective Friday 26th May 2017
DIESEL – $ 1.12232 including GST
UNLEADED – $ 1.17185 including GST
To place orders place contact the Kalamia Cane Growers office
Thursday, 25 May 2017
The July 2017 contract settled at:
15.67 US c/b
The Australian Dollar currently trades at:
75.03 US cents.
Forward indicative prices in Australian dollars are:
$470 for 2017 season
$479 for 2018 season
$472 for 2019 season
$459 for 2020 season
Proudly brought to you by 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
Proudly brought to you by 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.
Price effective Thursday 25th May 2017
DIESEL – $ 1.11896 including GST
UNLEADED – $ 1.17063 including GST
To place orders please contact the Kalamia Cane Growers office.
“QSL and Wilmar yesterday signed the long-awaited On-Supply Agreement (OSA) which underpins QSL Marketing Choice for Wilmar Sugar Growers.
Grower members who have done forward pricing with Wilmar and want to transfer this to QSL should now lodge the attached “Marketing Nomination Transfer Request Form” as soon as possible. This form relates only to where a grower has previously signed a CSA and PPA so as to forward price with Wilmar Sugar Australia Trading Pty Ltd. Please note this form does not relate to TFPPA forward pricing.
Growers have 10 business days from the date QSL/Wilmar signed the OSA to advise Wilmar and request change to your Marketing Nomination.
It is suggested that prior to lodging the below documentation that growers request a formal written quote from Wilmar as to costs to be incurred in this transaction.
PLEASE PRINT FORM BELOW AND SUBMIT IF REQUIRED. THE BELOW FORM CAN ALSO BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE WILMAR WEBSITE.
