Quote Originally Posted by spud View Post
Now you are saying nobody in Canada uses buckets but you use 170 of them. If Canada was able to make all the syrup they wanted Vermont Maple Syrup would still sell just fine world wide and get a good price. It's the Mrs. Butter Worth and Log Cabin syrups that might take a hit. Is Aunt Jermiama French? The next time you drive to Vermont to get your gas, food and clothes please feel free to stop by for a visit.

Spud
The information on the Qc production is for commercial producer that are under FPAQ. Theres a lot of hobby guys like me that are not included.

You have good price because we regularize the prices, but future is incertain...
take a read on some informations:

Canada produces 80% of the world’s pure maple syrup, 91% of which is produced in Quebec. Canada’s maple syrup producing regions are located in the provinces of Quebec (primary producer), Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. There are more than 8,600 maple syrup businesses in Canada. The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup (FPAQ) ensures the economic, social and ethical interests for the more than 7,400 maple businesses in Quebec.

Maple syrup has long been part of Canada’s cultural fabric. The country’s Amerindian peoples taught the early settlers how to harvest sap and boil it to make maple syrup. Today, Canadian maple syrup is exported to approximately 50 countries, including the U.S. which is the primary importer. In 2007, Canada produced 67.6 million pounds of maple syrup yet exported 67.7 to the U.S. using reserve supply from previous years to support the growing exportation demand.


http://www.purecanadamaple.com/