Record harvest in Canada's maple forests

05-Jul-2019 - Germany

Despite cold temperatures and a late spring, Canada's maple producers have every reason to celebrate: in Quebec alone, the largest production area, the 7,400 producers harvested over 72,000 tonnes of maple syrup this year. After a below-average harvest in the previous year, this is more than 18,000 tonnes more than in 2018.

Canada produces 80% of the world's maple syrup. Of these, 90 % come from Quebec. The remaining 10% of the annual yield is harvested in Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Canada now exports "liquid gold" to 60 countries worldwide.

Germany is one of the largest customers after the USA. In 2018, the Germans imported maple syrup worth 30 million euros. This corresponds to about 5,000 tonnes of maple syrup. This means that the volume has doubled in just five years - and demand continues to grow. As a pure natural product that is also vegan, maple syrup is in vogue with consumers.

The producers in Quebec are well prepared for this development: Production is rising and sales are booming, so that manufacturers in Quebec are aiming to increase sales to 85,000 tonnes within five years.

Québec Maple Syrup Producers and the Maple brand from Canada

The mission of Québec Maple Syrup Producers (QMSP) is to represent the interests of maple producers in Quebec and to promote the production and sale of maple products from Quebec, Canada, in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. The company represents the interests of around 11,300 producers and 7,400 companies. The province produces an average of 72 % of the total volume of maple syrup in the world each year. QMSP supports the Maple from Canada brand and coordinates international marketing and promotional activities for Canadian maple products on behalf of the Canadian maple industry. QMSP also leads the international Maple Research and Innovation Network.

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