2023/2024 Campaign Stats – Wyoming Sugar Company


December 4, 2023
# of Days - 70	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	16,450	137,477	187,792	244,413
Total Received	6,317	335,437	359,775	391,731
Beets Sliced (tons)	21,451	196,644	180,347	159,777
Beets Sliced (daily average)	3,064	2,835	2,575	2,281

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	67,657	538,251	376,983	353,022
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	9,665	7,759	5,382	5,040
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	-2,891	0	62,715	16,172
Extraction (%)	84.10	79.05	71.04	62.29
Plate and frame evaporators (3rd, 4th and 5th effects) were boiled last week and had minimal impact to factory operations. There was some sugar end downtime to replace a tail bearing on the dry sugar elevator and replace the gearbox on the wet sugar cross scroll. Overall, we had another great week of slice and sugar production despite the maintenance and operational issues that we faced. There was an adjustment made to the total beets received based on the final harvest data.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days


November 27, 2023
# of Days - 63	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	(13,793)	153,927	207,304	259,598
Total Received	7,828	329,120	368,139	404,190
Beets Sliced (tons)	21,621	175,193	160,835	144,592
Beets Sliced (daily average)	3,089	2,809	2,551	2,294

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	64,429	470,594	329,861	318,511
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	9,204	7,545	5,233	5,053
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	748	2,891	58,010	12,125
Extraction (%)	85.35	78.42	70.87	64.60
The factory continues to run well and we continue to see good extraction. We have hit the halfway point of campaign. We will be boiling the plate and frame evaporators again this week as vapor pressures have begun to fall off.	The factory continues to run well and we continue to see good extraction. We have hit the halfway point of campaign. We will be boiling the plate and frame evaporators again this week as vapor pressures have begun to fall off.	The factory continues to run well and we continue to see good extraction. We have hit the halfway point of campaign. We will be boiling the plate and frame evaporators again this week as vapor pressures have begun to fall off.	The factory continues to run well and we continue to see good extraction. We have hit the halfway point of campaign. We will be boiling the plate and frame evaporators again this week as vapor pressures have begun to fall off.	The factory continues to run well and we continue to see good extraction. We have hit the halfway point of campaign. We will be boiling the plate and frame evaporators again this week as vapor pressures have begun to fall off.	The factory continues to run well and we continue to see good extraction. We have hit the halfway point of campaign. We will be boiling the plate and frame evaporators again this week as vapor pressures have begun to fall off.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days


November 20, 2023
# of Days - 56	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	(21,081)	167,720	225,340	267,944
Total Received	0	321,292	368,139	403,025
Beets Sliced (tons)	21,081	153,572	142,799	135,081
Beets Sliced (daily average)	2,970	2,774	2,548	2,410

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	65,326	406,165	292,038	295,871
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	9,332	7,335	5,211	5,280
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	2,143	2,143	52,098	13,589
Extraction (%)	89.53	77.45	71.01	63.50
Both slice and sugar production were strong for the week. Extraction remains a high point of focus as now it has risen to an unusually high number. We have checked both the cossette scale and production scale for accuracy and they were both within tolerance.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days


November 13, 2023
# of Days - 49	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	(18,503)	188,801	244,703	287,211
Total Received	932	321,292	368,139	403,025
Beets Sliced (tons)	19,435	132,491	123,436	115,814
Beets Sliced (daily average)	2,776	2,739	2,517	2,362

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	56,368	340,839	258,128	247,176
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	8,053	7,046	5,264	5,040
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	-848	0	35,198	12,450
Extraction (%)	77.97	75.49	65.67	57.74
Lower slice and sugar production were a result of the boilerhouse upset from the previous week. We recovered nicely and were able to put together a decent week. Extraction losses continue to be top priority and we were able to jump to 80% over the weekend with some training on filter operation.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days


November 6, 2023
# of Days - 42	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	(17,160)	207,304	261,791	308,116
Total Received	0	320,360	368,139	403,025
Beets Sliced (tons)	17,160	113,056	106,348	94,909
Beets Sliced (daily average)	2,438	2,733	2,530	2,258

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	47,988	282,971	218,995	194,686
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	6,816	6,876	5,209	4,642
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	848	848	32,321	6,878
Extraction (%)	78.31	75.05	52.45	45.60
We had issues early in the week with 2nd carb gassing which resulted in fouling up evaporators. A planned shutdown was executed on Friday to replace the incline belt and take care of a number of other maintenance items. The boiler house was knocked offline when boiling one of the first effect evaporators which resulted in some significant downtime.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days


October 30, 2023
# of Days - 35	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	29,219	224,464	277,497	274,927
Total Received	49,892	320,360	368,139	350,561
Beets Sliced (tons)	20,673	95,896	90,642	75,634
Beets Sliced (daily average)	2,953	2,793	2,590	2,159

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	66,334	236,483	188,162	147,947
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	9,476	6,889	5,376	4,222
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	-8,100	0	24,100	7,237
Extraction (%)	77.97	74.43	54.53	41.28
Slice was mostly steady for the week except for a 3-hour downtime due to the wet pulp belt slipping. Sugar production was strong for the week with minor pan boiling issues slowing things down early in the week. We continue to work to manage losses with focus on diffuser operation and the lime flume. Chad

*Based on same number of campaign days

We are 35 days into campaign.


October 23, 2023
# of Days - 28	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	93,263	195,245	284,485	198,408
Total Received	113,480	270,468	358,237	263,198
Beets Sliced (tons)	20,218	75,223	73,752	64,790
Beets Sliced (daily average)	2,888	2,752	2,634	2,314

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	54,550	170,149	142,336	111,445
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	7,793	6,226	5,083	3,984
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	150	8,100	28,011	17,343
Extraction (%)	77.34	73.40	47.14	57.05
The beet end was shut down for a couple of hours due to broken bolts on the dewatering scroll. We took advantage of the shutdown and addressed some other lingering maintenance items. After the evaporator boilouts, the sugar end reached full capacity at ~10,000 CWT a couple of days. This was slowed by issues operating the filters which caused other problems with the concentrator. Other issues on the sugar end stemmed from poor pan boiling. We continue to work with new operators and programming to obtain better overall operations. Chad
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days

We are 28 days into campaign.


October 16, 2023
# of Days - 21	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	9,456	101,982	222,170	108,729
Total Received	29,922	156,988	274,483	153,566
Beets Sliced (tons)	20,466	55,005	52,313	44,837
Beets Sliced (daily average)	2,924	2,706	2,491	2,135

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	53,549	115,599	93,913	73,106
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	7,650	5,686	4,472	3,481
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	3,600	7,950	17,815	4,470
Extraction (%)	82.15	71.90	45.64	49.09
The beet end continues to run well with only minor downtime. Sugar production remains lower than we’d like. Low brix from the evaporators and minimal vapors to boil low raw pans slowed sugar production for most of the week. 4th and 5th effect evaporators were boiled, and 3rd effect will be boiled early this week. Lack of pH control in 2nd carbonation during startup likely caused the early fouling of the evaporators.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days

We are 21 days into campaign.


October 09, 2023
# of Days - 14	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	67,048	92,526	122,201	80,932
Total Received	87,412	127,066	153,703	111,985
Beets Sliced (tons)	20,363	34,539	31,502	31,053
Beets Sliced (daily average)	2,909	2,591	2,250	2,218

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	44,573	62,050	50,094	43,385
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	6,368	4,655	3,578	3,099
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	-900	4,350	6,048	7,981
Extraction (%)	64.07	63.53	50.94	46.56
Beet end ran steady all week without any major downtime. The sugar end was taken down for approximately eight hours to melt out the white mixer to make a repair to the agitator. Sugar production hit 9,000 CWT late in the week but has been reduced due to issues with the low raw pans. We believe these issues have been resolved and are looking to ramp production up again.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days

We are 14 days into campaign.


October 02, 2023
# of Days - 7	Current Week	To Date	Last Year *	2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons)	-	25,478	30,674	38,282
Total Received	-	39,654	45,986	53,265
Beets Sliced (tons)	-	14,176	14,094	14,983
Beets Sliced (daily average)	2,248	2,248	2,023	2,140

Sugar to Bins (cwts)	17,477	17,477	15,309	8,202
Sugar to Bins (daily average)	2,761	2,761	2,187	1,172
CWT to Thick Juice Storage	5,250	5,250	4,197	4,835
Extraction (%)	61.02	61.02	31.35	24.63
Slice started at approximately 11:00 PM on September 25th and was shut down hours later to address a steam leak on the diffuser condensate system. There have been a couple of ups and downs since then to resolve minor issues but overall, we had a decent startup. Sugar production was minimal the first few days due to the ups and downs on the beet end but picked up to approximately 6,000 CWT/day later in the week. Filtration issues are hindering sugar production at this point, and we are working to fine tune the process with hopes of extending the cycle times on the standard liquor filters.	Slice started at approximately 11:00 PM on September 25th and was shut down hours later to address a steam leak on the diffuser condensate system. There have been a couple of ups and downs since then to resolve minor issues but overall, we had a decent startup. Sugar production was minimal the first few days due to the ups and downs on the beet end but picked up to approximately 6,000 CWT/day later in the week. Filtration issues are hindering sugar production at this point, and we are working to fine tune the process with hopes of extending the cycle times on the standard liquor filters.	Slice started at approximately 11:00 PM on September 25th and was shut down hours later to address a steam leak on the diffuser condensate system. There have been a couple of ups and downs since then to resolve minor issues but overall, we had a decent startup. Sugar production was minimal the first few days due to the ups and downs on the beet end but picked up to approximately 6,000 CWT/day later in the week. Filtration issues are hindering sugar production at this point, and we are working to fine tune the process with hopes of extending the cycle times on the standard liquor filters.	Slice started at approximately 11:00 PM on September 25th and was shut down hours later to address a steam leak on the diffuser condensate system. There have been a couple of ups and downs since then to resolve minor issues but overall, we had a decent startup. Sugar production was minimal the first few days due to the ups and downs on the beet end but picked up to approximately 6,000 CWT/day later in the week. Filtration issues are hindering sugar production at this point, and we are working to fine tune the process with hopes of extending the cycle times on the standard liquor filters.	Slice started at approximately 11:00 PM on September 25th and was shut down hours later to address a steam leak on the diffuser condensate system. There have been a couple of ups and downs since then to resolve minor issues but overall, we had a decent startup. Sugar production was minimal the first few days due to the ups and downs on the beet end but picked up to approximately 6,000 CWT/day later in the week. Filtration issues are hindering sugar production at this point, and we are working to fine tune the process with hopes of extending the cycle times on the standard liquor filters.	Slice started at approximately 11:00 PM on September 25th and was shut down hours later to address a steam leak on the diffuser condensate system. There have been a couple of ups and downs since then to resolve minor issues but overall, we had a decent startup. Sugar production was minimal the first few days due to the ups and downs on the beet end but picked up to approximately 6,000 CWT/day later in the week. Filtration issues are hindering sugar production at this point, and we are working to fine tune the process with hopes of extending the cycle times on the standard liquor filters.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days

We are 7 days into campaign.