Wilmar Sugar Passes The 70% Mark For 2025 Crushing Season

Wilmar Sugar is continuing to make strong progress with the 2025 crushing season, supported by solid factory performance and a steady run of fine weather across its milling regions.

As of 8am on the 30th of September, Wilmar’s eight factories had processed close to 10.38 million tonnes of sugarcane, representing 71 per cent of the total crop.

Following its second reforecast last week, the company has revised the total crop down to 14.52 million tonnes, a decrease of about 110,000 tonnes from the August estimate.

Despite the revision, crushing operations remain on track, with the Herbert, Burdekin and Proserpine regions expected to wrap up around November, and Plane Creek projected to finish in early December.

Herbert Region
The Herbert region’s crop estimate has been revised upward from 3.55 million to 3.7 million tonnes, an increase of 150,000 tonnes.
Dry and cool weather has helped CCS (Commercial Cane Sugar) levels climb above 13 units, which is a strong result considering the impact of the February flood event.
The field sector has been maintaining effective communication with operations teams, ensuring a consistent cane supply to the factories.

Burdekin Region
The Burdekin crop has been revised down from 7.97 million to 7.85 million tonnes, a reduction of about 120,000 tonnes.
Factory performance across all sites has been strong, with only occasional stoppages typical for this stage of the season.
Dry conditions are impacting the remaining crop, leading to a slight reduction in tonnage but contributing to higher CCS levels.

Proserpine Region
The Proserpine crop estimate has been revised down from 1.58 million to 1.53 million tonnes, a decrease of 50,000 tonnes.
CCS levels remain high, tracking almost half a unit above budget for the week to date.
However, ongoing dry weather has caused a decline in average crop yields since the start of September.

Plane Creek Region
The Plane Creek crop has been revised down from 1.53 million to 1.44 million tonnes, a reduction of around 90,000 tonnes.
Crushing rates have improved, supported by good bin weights from the growing and harvesting sectors.
Seasonal CCS levels continue to climb under the prolonged dry conditions.

Wilmar Sugar’s regional teams continue to work closely with growers and harvesting contractors to maintain efficient operations as the 2025 season progresses toward completion.

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