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.

MEMBERS NOTICE – CRUSHING START UPDATE

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]

       

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.

RP 20 Burdekin Nitrogen Trials

 

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