Maintenance is almost complete on the plant now and we only have the hull augers to be serviced before we are finished. All staff have had time for a well-earned break before the start of season 2016. New machinery is on the water from the USA, which will allow us to clean kernel more efficiently by removing greater amounts of […]
Categories: Uncategorized2015 season cracked out
It is the end of the season for 2015. After a very dry start, we have received a lot of deliveries above 6% kernel moisture towards the end. This has slowed production down considerably and although having the second largest crop ever, we had envisaged being finished earlier than we did. Most varieties were finished being received by the 17th […]
Categories: Uncategorized1/3 of the way through 2015
It is mid April and Laragon has processed over a 1/3 of the estimated 2015 crop for our almond growers. The dry harvest and new BM&M deck has helped increase our production speed by almost 1 tonne per hour on average from previous years. Mark has prepared the pollinator roster and all growers should now have their copy. The Grower […]
Categories: UncategorizedFlying Start
Season 2015 is underway with a flying start. Warm dry weather allowed quite a few growers to take advantage of Laragon’s early start. Whilst 24 hour production has only kicked in on the 2nd of March, the first almonds arrived on the 18th of Feb. Dry hull, a new pre-hulling sorting deck and effective maintenance have seen the initial almonds […]
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