I rushed to buy, but cut out the dealer. I far prefer to buy from local producers and I pay them a slightly higher price so they gain in 2 ways, no time and fuel to take it to the big buyers, and I pay the bonus.
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I rushed to buy, but cut out the dealer. I far prefer to buy from local producers and I pay them a slightly higher price so they gain in 2 ways, no time and fuel to take it to the big buyers, and I pay the bonus.
Agreed. Thanks doctor.
I have been speaking with a few producers in Quebec/Maine, most of the northern producers had a bad year, in some cases worse than 2021.
I suspect that the total production this year will be less than demand. I wouldn't be giving away syrup this year for anything but top dollar.
I did see the prices came down .30 cents from last year. Very disappointing!Quote:
Originally Posted by PCFarms
The more I learn about bulk maple syrup prices... the more I realize I don't know squat. I'm a baby in this whole thing! The whole thing is a mystery.
I agree with you. The southern areas did good but that is not where the big volume is made. If you just followed The Maple News stories about the southern producers you would think it was a record year. The buyers are looking for a reason to pay less. I had been watching the temps for Montreal, Granby and all the way up to Quebec City and it looks like a terrible season. Last week Roth said Canada was just getting going. My thought was they were just getting going on pulling taps. Does anyone know what areas of Canada are the biggest producers?Quote:
Originally Posted by PCFarms
Most of Quebec's syrup is made on the CAN/US boarder around Maine, up in the mountains. Nearly everyone ended their season in early April with the super warm days. Many hardly had 2 weeks of production. I spoke with folks in northern Maine - same story. Bascoms should be setting the price soon. Lets see what they do.
The 12 producing regions in Quebec can be found at the link below - is in French but you can click on each Region and see where it is on the map and how many millions of taps are in each Region.
https://ppaq.ca/fr/nos-acericulteurs...ns-acericoles/
Almost all of Ontario and most of Western Quebec was done by Easter Weekend or just after. We had a week of 20+ Celcius (70 F) that quickly put the season to an end. I can't imagine Quebec and New Brunswick held on much longer.
From my understanding, there is so much carryover from the 2022 crop that the price was/is poised to go down regardless of the outcome of the new crop. Sales have declined a bit since covid as well, while the number of taps keep growing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louie
rumor has it the prices are $2.30 and $2.20 with a 20-cent organic premium.