MEMO

To:

Various

From:

Mackay Sugar Operations department

Date:

21 July 2015

Subject

Crushing Summary Week ending 19 July 2015

Mackay:
The Mackay area mills crushed 191,730 tonnes of cane with an average PRS of 13.08 for the week
ending 19 July. Both Farleigh and Racecourse Mills crushed well throughout the week with little
unplanned downtime, although each mill required a planned maintenance day to chemically clean the
evaporator sets. Marian Mill was reduced to half rate through the week as repairs were completed on
No1 boiler. Aside from this issue, Marian Mills operations were efficient. All three mills are achieving
good recovery of sugar from the incoming cane. A crop reforecast has been completed which has
reduced our crop estimate to 4,860,000 tonnes for the season. This figure can fluctuate up or down
with weather conditions between now and the end of the season, but represents our best estimate of
the crop given current conditions and returning information.
Crush statistics:
Farleigh:
Marian:
Racecourse:

65,585 tonnes
51,586 tonnes
74,559 tonnes

Total Mackay Mills:

191,730 tonnes

PRS for week:

Total cane crushed to date:
PRS Average to date:
2015 Estimate:

13.08
1,044,122 tonnes
12.13
4,860,000 tonnes

Mossman:
Mossman Mill crushed 39,589 tonnes of cane at an average CCS of 12.62 for Week 10 of the 2015
season. The factory has now processed 298,931 tonnes at an average CCS of 11.12 for the season.
Crush statistics:
Mossman tonnes crushed for the week:
CCS for week:
Total cane crushed to date:
CCS Average to date:
2015 Crop estimate:

39,589 tonnes.
12.62
298,931 tonnes
11.12
1,030,000 tonnes

Total tonnes crushed for Mackay Sugar (all mills) this week: 231,319 tonnes
Media enquiries are to be directed to Communications Manager, Lorelei van Dalen on 07 4953 8543
or 0408 037 096.