Section 2 - Sugar Research and Development Corporation
Section 2 - Sugar Research and Development Corporation
Section 2 - Sugar Research and Development Corporation
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Value of sugarcane production<br />
Cane crushed 27.4 million tonnes<br />
Raw sugar 3.5 million tonnes<br />
Cane farm<br />
businesses<br />
<strong>Sugar</strong>cane<br />
grown<br />
Average yield<br />
of cane crop<br />
<strong>Sugar</strong> mills<br />
in Australia<br />
Bulk sugar<br />
storage ports<br />
Average annual<br />
production<br />
4243<br />
Queensl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
New South Wales<br />
98.9 t/ha (88.3 t/ha in QLD<br />
<strong>and</strong> 118.65 t/ha in NSW)<br />
24<br />
6<br />
4.5 million tonnes raw sugar,<br />
1 million tonnes molasses<br />
<strong>and</strong> 10 million tonnes bagasse<br />
Exports Up to 80% of raw sugar<br />
produced is exported <strong>and</strong><br />
20% sold on the domestic<br />
market<br />
Export value of<br />
sugarcane crop<br />
production<br />
$1.5 billion annually<br />
<strong>Section</strong> 1<br />
INDUSTRY FACTS AND STATISTICS<br />
<strong>Sugar</strong>cane regions<br />
Cane growing <strong>and</strong> sugar production underpins<br />
the economic stability of many coastal<br />
communities. Most of Australia’s sugarcane is<br />
grown in high-rainfall areas along the coastal<br />
plains <strong>and</strong> river valleys on 2100 km of the<br />
eastern coastline between Mossman in Far North<br />
Queensl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Grafton in New NSW. Cane<br />
growing <strong>and</strong> sugar production is one of the most<br />
important agricultural industries in Queensl<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> accounts for about 95 per cent of Australia’s<br />
raw sugar production. Around fi ve per cent is<br />
produced in northern NSW.<br />
Production estimates by region<br />
Northern<br />
region<br />
Herbert <strong>and</strong><br />
Burdekin region<br />
6 million tonnes<br />
9.7 million tonnes<br />
Central region 6.5 million tonnes<br />
Southern<br />
region<br />
3.5 million tonnes<br />
NSW region 1.6 million tonnes<br />
Total 27.4 milliion tonnes<br />
SRDC Annual Report 2010–2011 13
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