[Syrupmakers] Crop Report (Am. Sugarcane League)

Fri Nov 17 06:57:25 CST 2006

Tracey,

I am like Bill, ya'll must grow honey on the stalk in LA!  Is that a typical
yield for the amount of juice to the syrup produced?  That is an awful good
yield...never heard of that up her in our part of Georgia.

Stacey

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From: syrupmakers-bounces at canberra.soho.aussiehq.net.au
[mailto:syrupmakers-bounces at canberra.soho.aussiehq.net.au] On Behalf Of
Tracy Baudoin (tbaudoin)
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 2:15 PM
To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
Subject: RE: [Syrupmakers] Crop Report (Am. Sugarcane League)

Hey Bill!

Yes, I’ve been told it is a very good sugar variety.  Unfortunately, the
farmers near me don’t plant very much of it for whatever reason, so I don’t
have a lot of personal experience.  Typically, you can tell what’s being
planted most on the tables I’ve sent out because the most popular varieties
are positioned toward the top.  Right now, of the top 7 varieties being
planted, L97-128 is ranked #6.

On a side note, I’ve been getting anywhere from ¼ to ½ of a batch (20-40gal)
of juice per week from the Experiment Station near me (Varieties from here
come with the Ho, L or LCP label).  Typically, they are hand cutting 15
stalks from certain varieties to test sugar content and maturity.  There are
a number of doctorates that run these tests weekly on a given set of
potential varieities.  The juice is thrown away after weighing and testing,
so I get what a can whenever I can.  This makes an excellent syrup, since
there are sooo many ‘varieties’ mixed together.  I think it also helps that
the juice typically sits in a drum from mid morning until around 4pm when I
finally get home, grind enough cane to complete the batch, and light the
boiler.  I did a batch like this last night (1/3 experimental juice and 2/3
LCP85-384)
85 gals of juice produced 21 gals of syrup at 34 Baume!...It
tastes good to me, despite that fact that 384 is not considered ‘syrup
quality’.

Tracy

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From: syrupmakers-bounces at canberra.soho.aussiehq.net.au
[mailto:syrupmakers-bounces at canberra.soho.aussiehq.net.au] On Behalf Of Bill
Outlaw
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:08 PM
To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Crop Report (Am. Sugarcane League)

Tracey,

What can you say about L97-128?   I've read good things about it as a sugar
variety.

Thanks, b

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It’s not based on good syrup-producing varieties, but here is a snippet from
this month’s “The Sugar Bulletin” (November 2006 – Volume 85, No. 2).

>From initial reports by producers and processors, this year’s crop appears
to be significantly beter than last year’s.  In most areas of the cane belt,
growers are reporting field yields at least two tons more per acre than was
expected.  Additionally, the sugar content of fields treated with a ripener
is very good, with most reporting 200 (+) lbs of sugar per ton of cane.
With the start of harvest and with the weathermen predicting an El Nino
effect this winter, it may not be wise to wish for rain, but a 1 to 2 inch
rain would certainly improve the potential of next year’s plant cane.

This year’s planting is one of the largest plantings in a number of years.
Planing of new varieties, reduction in acreage of older stubble and
replacement of flood-damages acreage are among the reasons for this year’s
large planting.  Perhaps the number one reason for this increase in planting
is that the industry is making a rapid reduction in its acreage of
LCP85-384.  During the midsummer drought, LCP85-384’s lack of vigor was
obvious and accelerated the effort to reduce 384’s acreage.  Most growers
were able to  plant the newer varieties (95-988, 96-540, and 97-128) on all
of the 2006 planted acres.  

Most of the seedcane from the secondary stations of L99-226 was a very good
quality and straight; however, the L99-233 is was just the opposite.  Much
of the seecane of this variety fell before it could be distributed, because
of its height and tendency to lodge.  For several secondary stations the
seed plots of L99-233 was such a tangled mess that growers decided not to
plant their allocations.  

...A second reason for this year’s large planting is the industry’s effort
to reduce its percentage of older stubble fields (second and older).
Economics have proven that it does not pay to keep stubble that did not give
good yields the previous year.  Acreage of stressed older stubble fields
(multiyear ripener treated, early harvested, and flooded), which were kept
expecting/hoping  that they would rebound from the absuee of 2005, is not
producing yields as was hoped.  

The new varities have a host of differences when compared to LCP 85-384,
which has been described as one of the worst types of varieites for the
combine harvester.  LCP85-384 is a variety that lodges early with the
slightest wind and/or rian, and has small stalks with a lot of trash.
HoCP96-540 and L99-226 appear to have a slightly less percentage of trash
and heavier stalks than LCP85-384.  L99-226 appears to have a looser leaf
sheath than 540 with an incredible average stalk weight approaching three
pounds, but is not as erect as 540
.

Tracy Baudoin
Houma, LA
Sugarcane
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