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Canada is the world’s top producer of maple syrup, and the vast majority of it comes from Quebec
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The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, which oversees the strategic syrup reserve, predicted the stockpile will be completely empty by February.
Key facts
- As a result, total syrup exports jumped nearly 16% last year, up from 9% growth in 2024
- While exports through the first eight months of 2026 slowed sharply, up 2.5% annually, production has lagged, falling 5% last year, according to Canada’s statistics agency
- Canadian maple syrup has seen demand increase in recent years as producers have diversified to more market beyond the U.S. About 65% of Canada’s syrup exports go to its southern neighbor, down
- In the U.S., the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to the lowest level since 1982
Summary
Canada is the world’s top producer of maple syrup, and the vast majority of it comes from Quebec, but the province is nearly tapped out of reserves. While new supplies will continue to be produced, the reserve will not be able to help ease any wobbles in output, which depends heavily on the weather and can be volatile. Canadian maple syrup has seen demand increase in recent years as producers have diversified to more market beyond the U.S. About 65% of Canada’s syrup exports go to its southern neighbor, down from 80% two decades ago. But last year saw an especially big spike in demand after President Donald Trump launched his global trade war.