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Tables
Table 1.1 Mallee species used for plantings in WA (source Oil Mallee Association) ....................... 8
Table 1.2 The changing harvest cycle length due to configuration and climatic conditions ............ 10
Table 1.3 Establishment and management costs for contract operations .......................................... 12
Table 1.4 Potential uses of mallee. .................................................................................................... 17
Table 1.5(a) Land area devoted to cropping and pasture in Southern Australia ................................... 20
Table 1.5(b) Mean annual increment to harvestable size 1 of mallees growing in two row belts for each
rainfall zone .......................................................................................................................................... 20
Table 1.5(c) Potential annual biomass production for mallees growing in two row belts, by rainfall
zone .................................................................................................................................... 20
Table 2.1 Harvester Comparison Table ............................................................................................. 42
Table 2.2 Cane supply composition (wet and dry matter basis) ........................................................ 47
Table 2.3 Bulk density of cane supply .............................................................................................. 49
Table 2.4 EM levels in cane supply ................................................................................................... 52
Table 2.5 Effect of yield on harvester fuel use .................................................................................. 53
Table 2.6 Harvester performance comparison ................................................................................... 54
Table 2.7 Typical cane losses during harvesting ............................................................................... 55
Table 2.8 Field efficiency for various crop sizes .............................................................................. 58
Table 2.9 Field efficiency for Australian harvesting ......................................................................... 59
Table 2.10 Harvester performance monitoring comparison ................................................................ 60
Table 2.11 Alternative harvest payment systems options, consequences and incentives ................... 68
Table 2.12 Cost of sugarcane harvesting ............................................................................................. 71
Table 2.13 Typical costs of sugarcane harvesting ............................................................................... 71
Table 2.14 Estimated costs of mallee harvesting, excluding profit and tax ........................................ 74
Table 3.1 Sugarcane haulout equipment manufacturers .................................................................... 85
Table 3.2 Examples of sugarcane haulout capacity ........................................................................... 87
Table 3.3 Haulage vehicle load/gross mass ratio .............................................................................. 88
Table 3.4 Effect of haul distance on haulout fuel use ....................................................................... 90
Table 3.5 Costs of road transport of mallee biomass with side loading and unloading .................... 97
Table 4.1 Typical composition of mallee at harvest size ................................................................ 106
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