Sugar Code keeps industry focused on future
CANEGROWERS says Queensland’s sugar industry should be focused on future opportunities – not reopening old grower–miller disputes the Sugar Code of Conduct was introduced to help resolve.
City kids discover the grass behind the goodies
More than 2,000 students got their hands dirty planting sugarcane billets this week, as CANEGROWERS brought the story of Queensland’s sugarcane industry to Brisbane’s Rural Discovery Day.
Harvesters ready to roll as growers brace for difficult season
Queensland’s 2026 sugarcane crush will officially get underway next week, with harvesters rumbling into life across the state’s far north.
All News & Media
Calls for transparency on Paradise Dam
Cane growers put the highest possible value on the safety of the communities in which we not only operate, but live and raise our families. For this reason, the industry has been working closely with the Queensland Government on the issue of Paradise Dam and the potential need to lower the dam’s wall due to structural…
New Year brings industry optimism
Grower-leaders will have plenty of positives to discuss when CANEGROWERS’ eight-member board gathers for its February meeting in Gordonvale (Far North Qld) this week. Significant rainfall across the North of the state has brought welcome relief to parched cane-growing communities along Queensland’s coast, with some…
New Year sugar price optimism
The New Year has started with cautious optimism about an upswing in the world sugar price and grower organisation CANEGROWERS is urging its members to keep their eye on the ball through a unique and independent information service. “We’ve seen the prompt price for sugar climb to around $435 A$/tonne over the past few…