Uh oh. I may have to resort to blueberry preserves instead... On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 6:57 PM mitch--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > https://nypost.com/2021/11/26/canada-releases-50-million-pounds-from-maple-syrup-stockpile/ > > The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers is a government-sponsored cartel that > controls some 70 percent of the world's maple syrup supply and is > sometimes compared to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting > Countries' grip on oil. > The consortium of more than 11,000 Canadian maple syrup producers said > this week that a warmer- and shorter-than-expected spring led to a 24 > percent year-over-drop in production of the pancake topping. > > Amid surging demand for syrup as more people cook at home amid the > pandemic, the cartel has been forced to tap a whopping 50 million pounds > of syrup from its strategic reserve. > > That's the most the group has released from the reserve in a single > season since 2008 and amounts to about half of the entire stockpile. > > Maple syrup producers weren't able to meet demand this year. "That's why > the reserve is made, to never miss maple syrup. And we won't miss maple > syrup!" she told NPR. > > Export sales reportedly rose to 113.5 million pounds between January and > September of 2021 up a whopping 21 percent from a year earlier, as > people turned to the sugary topping to sweeten home-cooked meals during > the pandemic. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
