The Fiji Sugar Corporation says their three mills have crushed a total of 611,339 tonnes of cane so far this year.
FSC says for the season to date, Lautoka Mill has crushed 239,357 tonnes of cane, producing 22,058 tonnes of sugar.
It says the mill has operated consistently and crush rates have exceeded 5,000 tonnes of cane per day, with 6,425 tonnes crushed on 17th August adding this can be attributed to consistent cane supply and good mechanical efficiency.
FSC says Sugar recoveries at Lautoka continue to be adversely affected by reduced cane purity compared to last year, and efforts are underway to reduce harvest to crush delays in order to crush fresh cane to mitigate this impact.
FSC says Labasa continues to consolidate its milling operations, and has crushed 263,282 tonnes of cane to date while the Rarawai Mill continues to strengthen operations with an encouraging trend being set as the mill has crushed 108,700 tonnes of cane and produced 9,609 tonnes of sugar.
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