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January 22, 2024
# of Days - 129 Current Week To Date Last Year * 2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons) (8,573) 0 83,282 127,650
Total Received 0 335,437 359,775 391,731
Beets Sliced (tons) 8,573 324,580 276,492 264,081
Beets Sliced (daily average) 1,844 2,798 2,323 2,218
Sugar to Bins (cwts) 26,024 899,116 638,068 637,670
Sugar to Bins (daily average) 4,131 7,641 5,360 5,394
CWT to Thick Juice Storage 0 0 17,641 8,388
Extraction (%) 64.65 78.84 68.37 67.07
We finished slice approximately 11:30 PM on Friday, January 19th and continued squeezing the remaining sugar out of the process until Sunday. We have shifted focus to clean up and will be kicking off intercampaign maintenance next week. The "To Date" data includes final numbers for the campaign.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days
January 08, 2024
# of Days - 105 Current Week To Date Last Year * 2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons) (18,980) 25,533 120,258 166,469
Total Received 0 335,437 359,775 391,731
Beets Sliced (tons) 18,980 296,487 239,517 225,262
Beets Sliced (daily average) 2,711 2,841 2,280 2,145
Sugar to Bins (cwts) 51,722 821,233 558,677 542,176
Sugar to Bins (daily average) 7,389 7,868 5,319 5,162
CWT to Thick Juice Storage 656 1,653 17,374 730
Extraction (%) 80.40 79.63 69.46 67.44
Last week we were plagued with issues stemming from the 2nd carb tank scaling up. This caused a reduction in slice rate as well as lower quality juice produced which also hindered sugar production. The issue has been resolved for now thanks to Floyd’s idea of installing vibrators to help knock off the scale. Riverton rehaul has been completed and we are down to the beets in the factory yard.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days
January 01, 2024 Happy New Year!
# of Days - 98 Current Week To Date Last Year * 2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons) (21,112) 44,514 125,465 184,289
Total Received 0 335,437 359,775 391,731
Beets Sliced (tons) 21,112 277,506 234,310 207,442
Beets Sliced (daily average) 3,016 2,850 2,390 2,116
Sugar to Bins (cwts) 53,266 769,511 523,970 489,316
Sugar to Bins (daily average) 7,609 7,903 5,344 4,991
CWT to Thick Juice Storage 291 997 48,439 2,522
Extraction (%) 74.94 79.58 70.68 66.15
Beet end performed well this week, although we had to make some significant adjustments on our lime rate. Beet end purities dropped a couple of points and high juice colors caused some remelted pans. Sugar production suffered as a result, but things seem to be coming back around.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days
December 25, 2023
# of Days - 91 Current Week To Date Last Year * 2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons) (18,785) 65,626 141,757 201,251
Total Received 0 335,437 359,775 391,731
Beets Sliced (tons) 18,785 256,395 218,018 190,480
Beets Sliced (daily average) 2,684 2,837 2,395 2,092
Sugar to Bins (cwts) 55,611 716,245 489,380 436,145
Sugar to Bins (daily average) 7,944 7,926 5,375 4,791
CWT to Thick Juice Storage 305 705 43,352 6,841
Extraction (%) 83.83 79.95 70.94 64.24
Slice was interrupted due to the main CO2 blower failing. We have redundant systems and back-up parts in place. The back up plans were not executed as quickly as we would like, but we were able to resume slice. Since the outage, we have been fighting to get the sugar end lined out again. We started a liquid polymer trial on the beet end which seems to be performing well. Slice was interrupted due to the main CO2 blower failing. We have redundant systems and back-up parts in place. The back up plans were not executed as quickly as we would like, but we were able to resume slice. Since the outage, we have been fighting to get the sugar end lined out again. We started a liquid polymer trial on the beet end which seems to be performing well. Slice was interrupted due to the main CO2 blower failing. We have redundant systems and back-up parts in place. The back up plans were not executed as quickly as we would like, but we were able to resume slice. Since the outage, we have been fighting to get the sugar end lined out again. We started a liquid polymer trial on the beet end which seems to be performing well. Slice was interrupted due to the main CO2 blower failing. We have redundant systems and back-up parts in place. The back up plans were not executed as quickly as we would like, but we were able to resume slice. Since the outage, we have been fighting to get the sugar end lined out again. We started a liquid polymer trial on the beet end which seems to be performing well. Slice was interrupted due to the main CO2 blower failing. We have redundant systems and back-up parts in place. The back up plans were not executed as quickly as we would like, but we were able to resume slice. Since the outage, we have been fighting to get the sugar end lined out again. We started a liquid polymer trial on the beet end which seems to be performing well. Slice was interrupted due to the main CO2 blower failing. We have redundant systems and back-up parts in place. The back up plans were not executed as quickly as we would like, but we were able to resume slice. Since the outage, we have been fighting to get the sugar end lined out again. We started a liquid polymer trial on the beet end which seems to be performing well.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days
December 18, 2023
# of Days - 84 Current Week To Date Last Year * 2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons) (32,974) 84,411 148,77 219,784
Total Received 0 335,437 359,775 391,731
Beets Sliced (tons) 20,873 237,609 210,998 171,947
Beets Sliced (daily average) 2,982 2,850 2,511 2,046
Sugar to Bins (cwts) 65,197 660,634 464,872 392,727
Sugar to Bins (daily average) 9,314 7,924 5,532 4,673
CWT to Thick Juice Storage (2,637) 400 57,037 388
Extraction (%) 82.58 79.64 71.85 62.64
Another fairly steady week for slice and sugar production. Sugar production was light for a couple of days due to a failed syrup separator valve on #2 white centrifugal. 3rd, 4th, and 5th evaporators were boiled again. A 4% pile shrink was added to give a more accurate representation of the beets on hand.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days
December 11, 2023
# of Days - 77 Current Week To Date Last Year * 2 Years Ago *
Beets on Hand (tons) (20,092) 117,385 161,873 230,100
Total Received 0 335,437 368,139 404,190
Beets Sliced (tons) 20,092 216,736 197,902 161,631
Beets Sliced (daily average) 2,870 2,838 2,569 2,098
Sugar to Bins (cwts) 57,186 595,437 428,360 376,909
Sugar to Bins (daily average) 8,169 7,797 5,560 4,892
CWT to Thick Juice Storage 3,037 3,037 57,182 16,172
Extraction (%) 82.25 79.35 71.39 66.46
Last week we saw downtime on both ends of the factory. The beet end was down for approximately seven hours due to the diffuser cross scroll tripping the breaker. The diffuser plugged up and needed to be unloaded prior to starting back up. The sugar end was down for 13 hours to replace head shafts and bearings on two elevators in the sugar warehouse. Sugar production was also reduced to change a screen in #2 white centrifugal. Despite the downtime, we still managed to put together a decent week for slice, sugar production, and extraction.
Chad
*Based on same number of campaign days
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.
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