Statistical Overview of the Canadian Maple Industry - 2015
Overview
The Canadian maple syrup industry produces approximately 80% of the world’s pure maple syrup and is the leading global producer of maple products.
The province of Quebec alone accounts for 90.8% of the country’s maple syrup production. A late spring caused the production to fall for the second consecutive year in 2015. Canada produced 8,908 gallons of maple syrup in 2015, down 6.5% from 2014; the value of maple products declined 6.1% to $358 million. Maple syrup production also dropped in 2014 by 5.6%, compared with 2013, primarily due to weather-related factors in certain regions.
Canada is the world’s largest exporter of maple products, with exports valued at $360 million in 2015. Quebec accounted for 94.3% of Canadian maple product exports and New Brunswick for 4.9%, with the remaining maple-producing provinces (as listed in Table 2.1.1.) accounting for only 0.8% of total exports. In 2015, 63.7% of Canadian exports went to the United States, 8.6% to Germany and 7.3% to Japan, with the other export destinations (as listed in Table 2.1.4.) accounting for 20.3% of total exports.
1. Production
1.1. Number of maple farms [1] by province
| 2006 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
Note: 1. Number of farms includes all farms reported maple taps, and not exclusively farms in which maple syrup production represents 50% or more of total farm cash receipts. Source: Statistics Canada (CANSIM Table 004-0009) |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 9 | 11 |
| Nova Scotia | 113 | 152 |
| New Brunswick | 189 | 191 |
| Quebec | 7,054 | 7,639 |
| Ontario | 2,240 | 2,673 |
| Manitoba | 63 | 67 |
| Saskatchewan | 28 | 24 |
| Alberta | 3 | 7 |
| British Columbia | 32 | 82 |
| Canada | 9,731 | 10,847 |
1.2. Number of maple taps by province
| 2006 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
Note: x: Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. Source: Statistics Canada (CANSIM Table 004-0009) |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | x |
| Prince Edward Island | 11,619 | 9,693 |
| Nova Scotia | 346,114 | 372,452 |
| New Brunswick | 1,702,530 | 1,896,773 |
| Quebec | 34,675,949 | 40,632,512 |
| Ontario | 1,311,599 | 1,508,651 |
| Manitoba | 11,408 | 8,251 |
| Saskatchewan | 14,373 | 5,917 |
| Alberta | 120 | x |
| British Columbia | 2,241 | 3,609 |
| Canada | 38,075,953 | 44,440,024 |
1.3. Maple syrup production[1] by province (thousands of gallons)
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Note: 1. Maple products such as taffy, sugar and maple butter have been converted to syrup equivalent. Source: Statistics Canada (CANSIM Table 001-0008) |
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| Nova Scotia | 31 | 25 | 37 | 29 | 18 |
| New Brunswick | 341 | 348 | 484 | 502 | 430 |
| Quebec | 7,690 | 7,257 | 9,083 | 8,584 | 8,090 |
| Ontario | 488 | 225 | 449 | 368 | 369 |
| Canada | 8,551 | 7,855 | 10,053 | 9,486 | 8,908 |
1.4. Maple syrup production by province - percent share, 2015
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Maple syrup production by province - percent share, 2015
- Quebec: 90.83%
- New Brunswick: 4.83%
- Ontario: 4.14%
- Nova Scotia: 0.20%
Source: Statistics Canada. (CANSIM Table 001-0008)
1.5. Gross value[1] of maple products by province (thousands of Canadian dollars)
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Note: 1. The gross value of maple products includes maple sugar, maple butter and maple syrup. Source: Statistics Canada (CANSIM Table 001-0008) |
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| Nova Scotia | 1,667 | 1,400 | 2,225 | 1,779 | 1,122 |
| New Brunswick | 21,728 | 20,399 | 28,892 | 30,580 | 25,415 |
| Quebec | 283,000 | 268,200 | 346,100 | 321,700 | 305,300 |
| Ontario | 32,559 | 14,544 | 30,845 | 25,863 | 26,151 |
| Canada | 338,954 | 304,543 | 408,061 | 379,922 | 357,988 |
1.6. Gross value of maple products by province - percent share, 2015
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Gross value of maple products by province - percent share, 2015
- Quebec: 85.28%
- Ontario: 7.30%
- New Brunswick: 7.10%
- Nova Scotia: 0.31%
Source: Statistics Canada. (CANSIM Table 001-0008)
2. Trade
2.1. Exports
2.1.1. Maple products[1] exports by province - value (thousands of Canadian dollars)
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Note: 1. Maple Products include both maple sugar and maple syrup. Source: Statistics Canada (CATSNet, June 2016) |
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| Prince Edward Island | 110 | 306 | 101 | 219 | 0 |
| Nova Scotia | 495 | 243 | 341 | 239 | 515 |
| New Brunswick | 10,005 | 12,082 | 9,471 | 12,174 | 17,652 |
| Quebec | 230,751 | 234,543 | 266,173 | 295,014 | 338,976 |
| Ontario | 448 | 1,816 | 1,344 | 1,909 | 2,155 |
| Manitoba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saskatchewan | 19 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Alberta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| British Columbia | 290 | 299 | 512 | 239 | 200 |
| Canada | 242,121 | 249,384 | 277,942 | 309,794 | 359,546 |
2.1.2. Maple products exports by province - percent share, 2015
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Maple products exports by province - percent share, 2015
- Quebec: 94.28%
- New Brunswick: 4.91%
- Others: 0.81%
Source: Statistics Canada. (CATNet, June 2016)
2.1.3. Maple products[1] exports by province - volume (kilograms)
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Note: 1. Maple Products include both maple sugar and maple syrup. Source: Statistics Canada (CATSNet, June 2016) |
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| Prince Edward Island | 20,038 | 57,721 | 18,745 | 40,582 | 0 |
| Nova Scotia | 71,330 | 36,408 | 51,105 | 27,459 | 55,554 |
| New Brunswick | 1,591,490 | 1,950,155 | 1,377,674 | 1,552,131 | 2,004,796 |
| Quebec | 31,783,371 | 32,141,806 | 34,689,106 | 36,407,804 | 39,803,755 |
| Ontario | 75,984 | 322,643 | 230,113 | 323,894 | 301,011 |
| Manitoba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saskatchewan | 2,000 | 9,000 | 0 | 0 | 7,316 |
| Alberta | 193 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 77 |
| British Columbia | 30,498 | 27,162 | 53,803 | 22,633 | 17,791 |
| Canada | 33,574,904 | 34,544,896 | 36,420,551 | 38,374,556 | 42,190,300 |
2.1.4. Top 10 maple products export destinations - value (thousands of Canadian dollars)
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: Statistics Canada (CATSNet, June 2016) | |||||
| United States | 150,953 | 157,746 | 178,419 | 195,680 | 229,171 |
| Germany | 17,685 | 19,305 | 21,751 | 25,890 | 31,035 |
| Japan | 26,532 | 24,791 | 24,711 | 29,624 | 26,324 |
| United Kingdom | 10,620 | 10,621 | 11,868 | 12,267 | 16,177 |
| France | 8,239 | 7,270 | 9,690 | 9,974 | 12,212 |
| Australia | 6,773 | 6,905 | 8,573 | 10,025 | 12,088 |
| Denmark | 4,046 | 4,044 | 4,470 | 4,812 | 5,302 |
| South Korea | 5,658 | 5,249 | 3,841 | 3,434 | 4,504 |
| Netherlands | 1,911 | 2,100 | 2,306 | 2,905 | 3,636 |
| Belgium | 549 | 880 | 1,329 | 2,034 | 2,276 |
| Others | 9,153 | 10,472 | 10,983 | 12,977 | 16,787 |
| Total | 242,118 | 249,383 | 277,942 | 309,621 | 359,511 |
2.1.5. Top 10 maple products export destinations - percent share, 2015
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Top 10 maple products export destinations - percent share, 2015
- United States: 63.75%
- Germany: 8.63%
- Japan: 7.32%
- United Kingdom: 4.50%
- France: 3.40%
- Australia: 3.36%
- Others: 9.04%
Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNet, June 2016)
2.1.6. Top 10 maple products export destinations - volume (kilograms)
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: Statistics Canada (CATSNet, June 2016) | |||||
| United States | 22,001,286 | 22,581,041 | 24,045,809 | 24,518,587 | 26,838,829 |
| Germany | 2,099,408 | 2,256,829 | 2,599,750 | 3,177,017 | 3,549,035 |
| Japan | 2,985,330 | 2,868,446 | 2,718,810 | 3,256,293 | 2,664,895 |
| United Kingdom | 1,525,351 | 1,601,755 | 1,599,638 | 1,680,317 | 2,285,402 |
| France | 1,073,818 | 958,600 | 1,270,064 | 1,262,005 | 1,488,270 |
| Australia | 1,076,735 | 1,082,249 | 1,388,029 | 1,462,429 | 1,615,260 |
| Denmark | 590,119 | 634,185 | 728,345 | 685,271 | 760,544 |
| South Korea | 665,592 | 590,945 | 436,331 | 400,586 | 494,818 |
| Netherlands | 243,184 | 243,305 | 281,799 | 323,307 | 404,083 |
| Belgium | 45,559 | 78,552 | 129,781 | 208,253 | 229,536 |
| Others | 1,268,250 | 1,648,921 | 1,222,137 | 1,375,251 | 1,855,939 |
| Total | 33,574,632 | 34,544,828 | 36,420,493 | 38,349,316 | 42,186,611 |
3. Availability for consumption
3.1. Maple products available for consumption (kilograms per person)
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Note: Does not adjust for losses, such as waste and/or spoilage in stores, households, private institutions or restaurants, or losses during preparation. Source: Statistics Canada(CANSIM Table 002-0011) |
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| Maple Sugar | 0.37 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.58 |
4. World data
4.1. Top 10 importers of maple sugar and maple syrup (thousands of Canadian dollars)
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Note: 1. 100% of Canadian imports of maple products are sourced from the United States. Source: Global Trade Tracker (June 2016) |
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| United States | 151,058 | 157,815 | 178,447 | 195,649 | 228,987 |
| Japan | 31,285 | 31,055 | 31,936 | 34,568 | 33,936 |
| Germany | 19,441 | 17,949 | 21,159 | 22,900 | 25,652 |
| United Kingdom | 12,460 | 13,384 | 16,854 | 18,233 | 22,784 |
| Australia | 10,042 | 9,216 | 11,208 | 13,880 | 17,632 |
| Canada[1] | 9,132 | 9,001 | 11,699 | 12,273 | 13,621 |
| France | 11,317 | 8,508 | 12,053 | 12,494 | 13,567 |
| Netherlands | 3,260 | 3,318 | 3,053 | 7,114 | 12,732 |
| Denmark | 4,021 | 4,854 | 5,301 | 5,697 | 6,935 |
| Italy | 5,216 | 6,301 | 4,527 | 3,995 | 6,006 |
| Others | 24,925 | 29,101 | 32,470 | 44,048 | 50,726 |
| Total | 282,157 | 290,501 | 328,708 | 370,852 | 432,577 |
5. Key Resources
- Global Trade Tracker
- Statistics Canada. (CANSIM TABLE 001-0008)
- Statistics Canada. (CANSIM TABLE 002-0011)
- Statistics Canada. (CANSIM TABLE 004-0009)
- Statistics Canada. CATSNET
- Import and export data is based on the following Harmonized System Codes (H.S. Codes):
- Maple for import: 1702200010, 1702200020
- Maple for export: 17022010, 17022020
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