Cold Spring Prompts 22% Drop in Quebec Maple Syrup Production
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Chilly spring weather means less maple syrup this year from Canada’s Quebec, the world’s biggest producer.
The province harvested 118 million pounds (53,500 metric tons) this season, a 22 percent drop from last year’s record 152.2 million pounds, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers said Monday in a statement. That’s the lowest since 2015 after production was hurt by unusually late snow and cold.