Canada produces about 90% of all the maple syrup in the world. The other production is in the United States. There are about 15 states in the U.S. producing maple syrup.
The economy of maple syrup in Canada is completely different from what is going on in the United States. Producers in the States are looking to fulfill their own local markets. Canadians want to export because our population is only 35 million. We are producing for us first, but for other countries too. Between 80% and 90% of Canadian production is exported. Our maple syrup economy is completely different from the one in the U.S.
We have to rely on other markets, then. They're developing their own taps for their own market, so we have to work on other markets, such as the ones that will sign the TPP.