The Queensland Sugar Corporation's role is to optimise returns to the Queensland raw sugar industry through effective marketing and the provision of services which enhance industry efficiency. The Corporation was established by the Queensland Parliament under the "Sugar Industry Act 1991". It is responsible, through acquisition, for the single desk marketing of Queensland's entire raw sugar production and the co-ordination of production regulations. It is a statutory body funded by Queensland's raw sugar producers from the proceeds of sales of raw sugar.
Sugar Australia was established in March 1998 as a joint venture between CSR Limited (50%), Mackay Sugar Co-operative Association Limited (25%), and ED&F Mann (25%). In 2004, CSR purchased ED&F Mann's share of the joint venture, and CSR now hold 75%. Sugar Australia is the leading supplier of quality refined sugar products. Sugar Australia services the industrial and consumer sugar market and markets the CSR Sugar brand. Sugar Australia's key refining interests are :-
● A sugar refinery at Yarraville in Melbourne, Victoria
● A sugar refinery at the Racecourse Mill in Mackay, Queensland
● The MV "Pioneer", a BIBO (bulk-in, bulk.bag out) specialised refined sugar bulk carrier
● Depot and/or port facilities in Mackay, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth
● The CSR Sugar brand for marketing retail sugar
There are seven bulk sugar terminals in Queensland located at the ports of Cairns, Mourilyan, Lucinda, Townsville, Mackay, Bundaberg and Brisbane. Although funded by growers and milling companies, ownership of the terminals was originally vested in the Queensland Government through the respective Port Authorities and were managed by the Queensland Sugar Corporation. Under the Sugar Industry Act 1999, ownership of the terminals was transferred in August 2000 to growers and millers through share allocation. Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) is the company formed to represent the new owners. The terminals are managed by Queensland Sugar Limited under a leasing arrangement with STL. Shares are listed on the National Stock Exchange of Australia - NSX code SUG. Trading in shares is restricted to industry participants.
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Australian Sugar Milling Council - ASMC
The Australian Sugar Milling Council was established in 1987 to represent Australian raw sugar mill owners. The ASMC is the policy forum for mill owners. Services provided to mill owners include industry statistics, industrial relations, workplace, health, and safety, professional advice including legal and taxation, public relations, and representations to government and statutory bodies. The ASMC works with the relevant industry organisations to develop policies to enhance the progress of the raw sugar industry. The ASMC has as its mission to promote the balanced development of the raw sugar industry.
Established in 1926 by Queensland statute, CANEGROWERS is the formal producer representative body for the commodity sugar cane. It is fully accountable to, funded and controlled by cane growers and represents all growers directly and indirectly on every key body involved in the sugar industry. It is the principal body representing Australian cane growers.
Australian
Cane Farmers Association -
ACFA
Established in 1987, the Australian Cane Farmers Association is a voluntary and independent association dedicated to protecting its members' interests. Its members comprise cane growers from Queensland and New South Wales. ACFA traces its origins to 1907 when the pioneers of the Australian sugar industry banded together for mutual support and benefit. That history of support to generations of cane growers has helped them survive and prosper through the good times and the bad.
BSES Limited ( formally Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations )
The Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations was established in 1900 by the Queensland Government under "The Sugar Experiment Stations Act". This Act has been consolidated and incorporated into "The Sugar Industry Act 1991". BSES undertakes research in soils and agronomy, agricultural engineering, cane breeding, biotechnology, entomology, and pathology. BSES staff provide technical advice to Queensland cane growers and millers. Under "The Sugar Industry Act 1991", the Director of BSES is required to approve the varieties of sugar cane which may be planted in each mill area in each season. Only approved varieties may be grown. On 1 September 2003, all assets of the Bureau are transferred to BSES Limited, an organisation owned by Australian sugarcane growers and millers.
● the Queensland Mechanical Caneharvesters' Association (QMCHA) and
● the Mechanical Harvesters Association of Australia (MHAA)
Sugar
Research Institute -
SRI
The Sugar Research Institute was founded in 1949 and is the self-funded research and development arm of the Australian raw sugar milling industry. Its activities include basic and applied research projects, solving problems, improving raw sugar processing, the design of process equipment, consulting with mills on process involvements, and providing training for sugar mill staff. SRI's research activities include cane harvesting and transport, cane preparation, milling and diffusion, juice clarification, heating and evaporation, sugar crystallisation, separation and drying, steam generation and energy systems, and effluent treatment.
Sugar Research and Development Corporation - SRDC
Established on 1st October 1990, the Sugar Research and Development Corporation replaced the Sugar Research Council. It operates under the "Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989", the "Sugar Cane Levy Collection Act 1987", and the "Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act of 1991". The Australian Government expects SRDC to provide strategic leadership for the industry and act as a catalyst for change through research and development. The SRDC is responsible for identifying and funding strategic research and development activities for the raw sugar industry in consultation with the industry and enters agreements with research organisations to conduct the research. SRDC funds research and development projects aimed at producing outcomes to benefit the sugar industry through improved cane productivity, improved farm mechanisation and transport, enhanced efficiency of sugar manufacture, enhanced marketability, improved utilisation of by-products, and adoption of improved technology and sustainable management systems.
Cooperative Research Centre for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology (CRC SIIB)
The Co-Operative Research Centre is a unique alliance of Australia's top sugarcane biotechnology expertise. The collaboration and expertise embedded in this CRC is illustrated through the combination of research institutions including four universities, sugar industry research organisations, Federal and Queensland Governments, and commercial expertise. This CRC has a bold but achievable goal - to add new valve to Australian sugarcane.
The CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures conducts research into the breeding and management of the sugar cane crop. Specific areas include on-farm studies of how the sugar crop uses nitrogen, loading to more efficient nitrogen and water management, and, limitations to sugar cane growth imposed by frost, waterlogging, and drought.
