The data below are the industry average figures from South African factories as published in SASTA Procedings. The figures given in the table and graph below are as a percentage of the sucrose entering the factory in cane.
The losses in 1993 and 1994 were high as a result of the drought at that time. It is quite clear that the losses in bagasse and filter cake are almost constant, while the loss in molasses varies a lot, the undetermined loss is fairly stable from year to year
| Bagasse | Filter Cake | Molasses | Undetermined | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2.37 | 0.27 | 9.64 | 1.96 | 14.24 |
| 1989 | 2.40 | 0.27 | 9.26 | 1.85 | 13.78 |
| 1990 | 2.33 | 0.26 | 8.76 | 1.98 | 13.33 |
| 1991 | 2.25 | 0.29 | 9.02 | 1.92 | 13.48 |
| 1992 | 2.05 | 0.27 | 8.86 | 1.76 | 12.94 |
| 1993 | 2.19 | 0.25 | 11.31 | 2.23 | 15.98 |
| 1994 | 2.25 | 0.25 | 12.07 | 2.29 | 16.86 |
| 1995 | 2.13 | 0.22 | 10.97 | 2.01 | 15.33 |
| 1996 | 2.31 | 0.22 | 11.37 | 2.15 | 16.05 |
| 1997 | 2.28 | 0.25 | 9.84 | 1.81 | 14.18 |
| 1998 | 2.26 | 0.24 | 9.40 | 2.00 | 13.90 |
| 1999 | 2.27 | 0.25 | 9.29 | 2.10 | 13.91 |
| 2000 | 2.07 | 0.19 | 9.25 | 1.99 | 13.50 |
| 2001 | 2.25 | 0.18 | 9.45 | 1.92 | 13.80 |
| 2002 | 2.04 | 0.18 | 8.62 | 1.87 | 12.71 |
| 2003 | 2.21 | 0.15 | 8.96 | 1.67 | 12.99 |
| 2004 | 2.13 | 0.17 | 9.48 | 1.95 | 13.73 |
| 2005 | 2.02 | 0.14 | 9.65 | 1.96 | 13.77 |
| Average | 2.21 | 0.23 | 9.73 | 1.97 | 14.14 |