canada produces 80 percent of the world's maple syrup.
canada produces 80 percent of the world's maple syrup.
how much of the world's maple syrup does canada produce?
80 percent
until the 1930s, the united states produced most of the world's maple syrup. today, after rapid growth in the 1990s, canada produces more than 80 percent of the world's maple syrup, producing about in 2016. the vast majority of this comes from the province of quebec, which is the world's largest producer, with about 70 percent of global production. canada exported more than c$362 million of maple syrup in 2016. in 2015, 64 percent of canadian maple syrup exports went to the united states (a value of c$229 million), 8 percent to germany (c$31 million), 6 percent to japan (c$26 million), and 5 percent to the united kingdom (c$16 million).
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the fpaq is involved in many promotional activities that aim to spread the maple syrup market around the world. the fpaq hosts culinary competitions within quebec but also in japan and the united states. the fpaq has held showcases in hiroshima and free maple syrup tastings as promotional activities. chefs and professionals from hiroshima participated in a culinary competition that included an original recipe using maple syrup in 2010. the fpaq aims to spread consumer awareness of their product in japan in order to increase their consumption and quebec’s exportation. the fpaq has engaged in an agreement with tokyo disneysea, a disney theme park, to promote maple syrup and encourage the japanese to purchase and consume it. market strategies in quebec are common as well; however they aim to further educate and to keep the maple syrup legacy alive in the future generations. culinary competitions involving traditional family recipes aspire to do so. teachers are encouraged to educate their students on maple trees and the production of maple syrup with the help of a newly published maple syrup encyclopedia.
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