The 2026 crushing season is already underway in two Queensland cane-growing districts, and most other regions will see harvesters firing up through June.
For Bundaberg growers, the uncertainty surrounding Paradise Dam feels like a wound that never quite healed.
Queensland’s sugarcane harvest is fast approaching, with the 2026 crush now just weeks away.
Another crushing season has ended, and once again, Queensland’s sugarcane growers are counting the cost of a broken milling sector.
There’s something truly special and iconic about sugarcane. Grown along 2000km of Australian coastline, from Grafton in northern New South Wales to the fringes of the Daintree in the tropical far north, it’s been a cornerstone of Queensland’s identity for over 150 years.
The simmering frustrations in Queensland's sugarcane industry boiled over recently, as growers and millers locked horns over an issue that’s been dragging on for years – the difficulty of getting the crop crushed on time.
Once again, Queensland’s sugarcane growers are battling through a challenging season, marked by harvesting delays and frustrations with mill performance.
What a rollercoaster few weeks it’s been!