“As at Sunday morning, we’d processed a total of 8.7 million tonnes of cane across our eight ... for rain”, which bogs sugarcane fields and impedes harvesting. “We’ll have a better ...

The practice of cutting off the tough outer husks of sugar cane stalks as an alternative to burning them off in pre-harvest fires has been adopted almost everywhere the crop is grown. Known as ...

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is outsourcing the harvesting and delivery of cane to its factories as it moves towards more mechanisation, Chief Executive Officer, Paul Cheong says.

Torrential rain in the Burdekin has brought the sugarcane harvest to an almost complete stop, extending the expected end to the season. Here’s the latest. John Tait, Burdekin cane supply manager ...

when rains dilute the cane's sugar and make it difficult to harvest. However, longer delays could shorten the processing season and the time available to bring cane from fields. "Everyone's ...

Harvesting sugar cane by cutting is labour-intensive, causing many farmers to resort to burning. Burning worsens the air quality in the cool season, leading to high levels of PM2.5.