With 27 years in the cane industry, Christian Lago put his hand up to be a grower partner in Burdekin Productivity Services’ Variety strip trials that are evaluating the performance of SRA32 alongside standards Q240, Q183, WSRA17 and newcomer SRAW46, over plant cane and first ratoon.
Read more about SRA varieties:
Variety Guides
“SRA32 is a reliable germinator for early crop establishment, it continues growing throughout the season and is best harvested mid-to-late season.” – Central Variety Guide 2025 / 2026
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“Released in the Burdekin region in 2021. SRA32 is a vigorous, high tonnes, low CCS variety.” – Burdekin Variety Guide 2025 / 2026
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“SRA32 has shown a significant sugar yield advantage over Q200 (17%), Q208 (26%), Q232 (27%), Q240 (12%), and Q253 (17%). These yield advantages have been consistent across all trial sites in the 2021 series.” – Herbert Variety Guide 2025 / 2026
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“SRA32 is a recent Burdekin variety that has shown an impressive 7% sugar yield advantage over SRA26 in the coastal Far North and is competitive with KQ228 on the Tableland. These yield advantages have been consistent across all plant to second ratoon coastal and Tableland trials.” – Northern Variety Guide 2024 / 2025
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Northern Coastal SRA32 Fact Sheet
Northern Tableland SRA32 Fact Sheet
Cane Matters Magazine – read about SRA32 in different regions on pages 6 – 11
SRA Southern Variety Officer, Alison Jensen and Lily Schipper, Bundaberg Sugar Services pictured at SRA Bundaberg Station, May 2026.