Ms Kelly said when Mackay Sugar owned the mill, Mossman growers were not able to deal directly with their industry-owned marketer, QSL.
“They had to submit pricing orders to their miller who passed them on to QSL to action.
“Their miller decided what QSL pricing and payment options they could have access to, and we had no insight into what individual Mossman growers had chosen to do, which in turn limited the support we could provide them.”
Bronwyn Dwyer, Chief Executive Officer, Daintree Bio Precinct Ltd & subsidiary Far Northern Milling Pty Ltd, said grower accessing on online portal are able to access up-to-date sugar pricing information and can place and amend pricing orders for their Grower Economic Interest Sugar on a daily basis.
“Effectively, this is the sugar pricing management system,” she said.
Ms Kelly, meanwhile, said sugar prices are much stronger this season, with QSL growers recently locking in prices over $470/tonne gross for the 2020 Season.
The monthly market update from January can be accessed online.
QSL’s FNQ Grower Relationship Manager Daniel Messina, said the lift in sugar prices was good timing for Mossman growers, who had gained access to their new pricing system.
