5. Glossary
Maple syrup
Logging of sugar maples for the production of maple water, which is marketed either as a beverage or in the form of derivatives such as syrup, butter, jelly, candy, or as an ingredient in beer, wine, spirits, etc.
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A very important part of the collection system, there are two types. The traditional, hand-crafted tool consists of a small, tube-shaped piece of wood, then aluminum, which is inserted into a hole drilled in the trunk of the maple tree to collect the flow of maple water by gravity. The plastic industrial tool is also manually inserted and directly connected to a network of maple water collection tubes using a partial vacuum and a device that separates the maple water from the air, known as the extractor or releaser.
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Bibliography
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Professional organizations
Southern Quebec Forestry Association https://afsq.org
Quebec Maple Syrup Producers https://ppaq.ca/fr
Quebec maple http://www.siropderable.ca
...Key figures and trends
Maple syrup production (source: PPAQ)
The 2021 season was described as "average" by the professionals, with Quebec producing 133 million pounds of maple syrup (or 45.6 million liters). The average for the province of Quebec was 2.75 pounds per tap (or 0.94 L). These mixed results can be explained by the high temperatures in April, which caused tapping to start at the same time in all regions, and to end...
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