There are five other factories that carry out adjustment tasks to add to production.
Last weekend, two mills joined the Tucuman sugar harvest 2024. They are Leales and Bella Vista, which made their participation in the campaign official with masses and blessing of fruits, in their respective manufacturing plants. In the case of the Budeguer Group mill, its authorities estimated that cane grinding will begin next week.
To date, three establishments are grinding: La Florida, Cruz Alta and La Providencia. According to the latest official data from the Institute for the Promotion of Sugar and Alcohol of Tucumán, a total of 178,997 tons of “raw ground cane” have been processed and 7,930 tons of physical sugar have been industrialized so far.
Meanwhile, they carry out preparation and testing tasks, and others wait for a higher floor to harvest the sugarcane fields, the Aguilares, Concepción, La Corona, Leales and Bella Vista sugar mills. According to the sources consulted, milling could become widespread by the end of this month.
In the last acts to start the harvest, the governor Osvaldo Jaldo He stressed that “this will be an exceptional campaign” and “a great opportunity” for the sugar-alcohol sector, based on “adequate planning” to manage mega-production.
In this sense, he reiterated to industrialists and sugarcane producers his request for responsibility when it comes to complying with the agreements to export surplus sugar and produce the necessary alcohol so as not to oversupply the market and depress the price of the sugar market. .
It should be remembered that without yet having the report on the availability of raw materials throughout the territory (of the Experimental Station), there is agreement in estimating that there will be 5 million tons more than what will be available, compared to the 15 million that was reached. grind last year.
Regarding sugar manufacturing in Tucumán, some optimistic industrial entrepreneurs estimate that it could reach 1.9 million tons, a figure that if recorded would be historic for the 14 sugar mills that are in operation.
