LOCATION:

The Mill San Francisco Ameca is located in the city of Ameca, central region of the state of Jalisco, 93 km from state capital Guadalajara.

PERSONAL:

The Mill receives raw material from 5.384 sugarcane, which are ejidatarios and smallholders 11.400 hectares. Employs 411 people in the region permanently in harvest season and 333 in time of repair.

ROD:

The MIll ground during the harvest 868.697 tonnes of cane 8.7 between December and May. 300 trucks are received daily cane crushing capacity and is of 6.600 tons of cane per day.

RESULTS:

In the 07/08 harvest produced wit:

• 765 tonnes of sugar per day.
• A total of 107.077 tons of sugar.
• The 92.4% of this white sugar, the rest is standard sugar.
• 38.560 tons of crystallized honey.
• 5.400 tons of compost.

SOCIAL WORK:

• Integral Human Development Programme to all staff.
• Lodging for families of foreign cane cutters.
• Scholarships help students.
• Stay internships.