CANEGROWERS Mackay

CANEGROWERS Mackay Area committee have said that, seven weeks into the crush, and Marian Mill’s reliability is at the lowest point compared to its performance over the past 15 years. Where the harvest should ideally be around 25-30% complete by the end of July,...

CANEGROWERS has welcomed news that Wilmar and unions representing workers at the company's nine Queensland sugar mills have accepted a mediation offer from the Fair Work Commission. Read the media release here.

CANEGROWERS Mackay Chairman Kevin Borg has urged Mackay Regional Council (MRC) to reconsider its position on the agricultural land ratings categories, as council heads to vote on its budget for 2024-25. Read more.

CANEGROWERS has welcomed a temporary suspension of strike action by Wilmar mill workers that has allowed crushing to begin at three Burdekin sugar mills. However, with the company responsible for crushing around 50% of Queensland’s sugarcane, the ongoing dispute could...

CANEGROWERS is calling on Sugar Terminals Limited to take the first steps on the long road to repairing its relationship with growers following last week’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) where grower shareholders voted down the STL Board’s remuneration report. Read the...

In late January STL ended a long-standing operating agreement with Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL) and the breakdown in the commercial relationship between QSL and STL has been a significant industry issue since. “CANEGROWERS has repeatedly called on these two...

CANEGROWERS has congratulated Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell on taking the courageous decision to step away from free trade negotiations with the European Union rather than sign a bad deal for Australia’s farmers. Read the media release.

CANEGROWERS has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of an additional $268 million for the control and eradication of Imported Red Fire Ants, with CEO Dan Galligan calling the funding essential to halting the spread of one of the world’s most devastating...

Queensland’s 2023 sugarcane harvest has finally hit the halfway mark with over 50% of the estimated 30.1 million tonne crop now cut and crushed at the state’s 19 sugar mills, although harvest is lagging in some districts, such as Plane Creek. Read the media release.

CANEGROWERS is calling on Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) to let grower shareholders have their say on the company’s controversial decision to insource terminal operations and sever a longstanding and successful relationship with Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL).  Read...