04-06-2018 20:46 via montrealgazette.com

Quebec reserves will offset this year's poor maple syrup yield

Chilly spring weather means less maple syrup this year from Quebec, the world’s biggest producer.
The province harvested 53,500 tons this season, a 22-per-cent drop from last year’s record 69,000 tons, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers said Monday. That’s the lowest since 2015 after production was hurt by unusually late snow and cold.
Still, pancake lovers can breathe a sigh of relief because the government-sanctioned agency, which sets prices and controls output,
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