Mossman Canegrowers chair Matt Watson says he is disappointed cane will no longer be trucked to Mulgrave Mill. Picture: Shaun Hollis

The 130-year-old Mossman sugar-cane industry is not viable beyond this season and the State Government is now fully focused on transitioning farmers to new crops, Cook MP David Kempton says.

Mr Kempton’s statement to Newsport this week came after Mulgrave Mill owner MSF Sugar last week announced a plan to haul cane from Mossman on trucks would not proceed beyond this season.

“Regarding future options for Mossman cane growers, MSF Sugar, along with the State Government, has worked hard to develop a project that would have enabled those growers to continue in cane, including construction of specialised cane transport and receival equipment,” the statement re

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