Australian sugar industry

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Australian_sugar_industry
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:industry
gptkbp:annualProduction over 4 million tonnes (raw sugar)
gptkbp:byproduct molasses
bagasse
filter cake
gptkbp:challenge climate change
global sugar prices
labour shortages
biosecurity threats
gptkbp:contributedTo Australian economy
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:employs over 16,000 people
gptkbp:exportPercentage over 80% of production exported
gptkbp:governingBody Australian Sugar Milling Council
Canegrowers Australia
gptkbp:grapeVariety gptkb:Saccharum_officinarum
gptkbp:harvestSeason June to November
gptkbp:historicalStart 1860s
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Cairns
gptkb:Mackay
gptkb:Townsville
gptkb:Bundaberg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australian sugar industry
gptkbp:mainCrops sugarcane
gptkbp:market gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:numberOfMills over 20
gptkbp:product gptkb:sugar
gptkbp:region gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkb:Queensland
gptkbp:uses ethanol production
electricity generation (from bagasse)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Sea_Islander
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7