Strong sugar season forecast
Industry group Canegrowers anticipates 2010 will be one of the best seasons on record for Australia's sugar industry.
View ArticleSugar 'fastest-growing industry': report
A new business forecasting report shows sugar manufacturing is set to be the top growth industry in Australia this year, generating more than $3 billion in revenue.
View Article'Grassroots' cane group offers alternative
The Australian Cane Farmers Association (ACFA) says it is still a relevant and representative group for the sugar industry.
View ArticleWet season leads to bumper export crop
Queensland's prolonged wet season is expected to help boost primary production.
View ArticleCanegrowers' chief quits
The Canegrowers Association is looking for a new chief executive after the resignation of Ian Ballantyne yesterday.
View ArticleSurvey reveals farming confidence slump
A major rural lending group says the rollercoaster Australian dollar and falling commodity prices have cast a pall over Queensland farmers.
View ArticleCanegrowers 'surprised' about Sucrogen sale
Sugar lobby group Canegrowers says it is shocked CSRs sugar and energy business Sucrogen has been sold to the Singaporean company Wilmar International Limited.
View ArticleHope sugarcane smut disease fight nearly over
Researchers say the fight against the sugarcane smut disease is nearly over.
View Article'Smut' resistant sugarcane helping industry recover
Sugarcane producers say they are confident that six new varieties of the plant will help the industry recover from smut disease.
View ArticleIndustry group lobbies for sugarcane growers incentives
The Canegrowers organisation says providing incentives for farmers to grow more sugar cane in Queensland is a step in the right direction.
View ArticleAgForce, Canegrowers decry ethanol mandate delay
Broadacre farming lobby group AgForce and sugar industry representative body Canegrowers are disappointed the Queensland Government has delayed the ethanol mandate. AgForce grains president Wayne...
View ArticleSugar prices tipped to surge
A commodities report from the National Australia Bank predicts sugar prices will jump above 30 US cents a pound before the end of the year.
View ArticleSugar price turns sour
A leading sugar analyst say there has been a crash in the price of sugar, with the the value of the commodity dropping 20 per cent in just two days. The price hit a 30-year high of 33.1 US cents per...
View ArticleRain dampens cane growers expectations for 2011
Cane growers say the Queensland sugar industry will face more tough times in 2011.
View ArticleHigher sugar prices 'sustainable'
Canegrowers says sugar prices should remain high enough for growers to take full advantage after two bad seasons.
View ArticleDisused cane farms' future debated
Caneland owners on Queensland's Sunshine Coast say they want their land to be fully utilised and generating an income.
View ArticleCSR delivers $800 million return
Rob Sindel, managing director of building products supplier CSR, discusses the future of the company.
View ArticlePoor sugar season sparks industry review
Sugar marketing body Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL) will carry out an industry-wide review after a dismal 2010 season.
View ArticleFears water price slug will force out cane farmers
Canegrowers says a Queensland Government decision to significantly increase water charges will force some farmers out of the industry. Canegrowers chief executive Steve Greenwood says it is...
View ArticleCanegrowers urge diruon suspension rethink
Sugar lobby group Canegrowers has welcomed a decision to delay the suspension of the herbicide diruon.
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