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naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Canada's maple syrup reserve almost empty as sap season at risk of becoming another casualty of the winter that wasn't

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Canada's maple syrup reserve almost empty as sap season at risk of becoming another casualty of the winter that wasn't

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naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Will maple syrup always be available for breakfast? A collision of forces have brought the billion-plus dollar industry to an uncertain moment.
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    While most sugaring operations used to rely on buckets and spiles, more are upgrading to vacuum tubing systems able to suck more sap from the tree over longer periods.

    How much you wanna bet this is gonna be bad in the long-run? I’m predicting that increasing the sap harvest from individual trees is going to damage the trees; and while the effects may not be seen in the next couple years, I bet eventually the trees will start getting sick and start dying because they don’t have enough sap.

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        The maple syrup supply is a fraud set by the syrup foundation.

        The stockpile and intentionally limit supply to drive prices.

        I wouldnt be surprised if the “winter that wasnt” is just an excuse to raise price and they have heaps

        https://nypost.com/2021/11/26/canada-releases-50-million-pounds-from-maple-syrup-stockpile/

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          🙂capitalism is fun guys🙃

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        My friend has a little 300-tree operation. He says it’s the best year he’s ever had.

        Big maple is lying to us!

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