Statistical overview of the Canadian maple industry, 2024

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Overview

Canada and the United States are the only countries who produce maple syrup at commercial scale. In 2024, the Canadian maple syrup industry accounted for approximately 73% of the total world maple syrup production, with 90.7% of Canadian production originating from Quebec, 6.1% from New Brunswick, 3.1% from Ontario, and 0.2% from Nova Scotia. The United States is the second-largest producer, accounting for approximately 23% of global production, with 53.0% of American production originating from Vermont, 14.4% from New York, and 12.0% from Maine. Maple products accounted for 6.7% of all Canadian horticulture^{note 1} farm cash receipts^{note 2} in 2024.

Contrary to the general trend in agriculture where a decrease in the number of farms was observed in previous censuses following the long-term trend towards fewer and larger operations, the number of maple product farms increased by 19.2% from 2016 (5,340 farms) to 2021 (6,364 farms). This growth was most notable in Quebec, where in recent years, there has been an increasing trend in the number of producers participating in maple syrup production. This growth in the number of producers was driven by the 2017 addition of 5 million maple 'taps' by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (QMSP) who control the quantity of production in that province and maintain a strategic reserve of storable maple syrup to minimize fluctuations in pricing and availability of supply, which is driven by natural variability in annual production.

In 2024, Canadian maple producers harvested more than 119.5 million kilograms (19.9 million gallons) of maple syrup. Production was higher than 2023 across all four maple-producing provinces in 2024 which, as a whole, increased by more than 90% over the previous year, when unfavourable weather such as severe storms and unfavorable temperature fluctuations led to lower yields. The gross value of Canadian maple syrup reached $837.3 million in 2024, representing a near 49% increase since 2020.

Total production of maple syrup in Quebec reached 108.4 million kilograms (18.0 million gallons) in 2024, a 92.2% increase over 2023 due to increased yields and maple taps. Similarly, due to higher yields and growth, production in New Brunswick more than doubled over the previous year to reach 7.2 million kilograms (1.2 million gallons). Meanwhile, in Ontario, maple producers harvested 3.6 million kilograms (607,000 gallons) in 2024, with warmer weather in some areas contributing to an overall 20.9% production increase over 2023. Production in Nova Scotia reached 258,387 kilograms (43,000 gallons) in 2024.

Canadian maple syrup exports totaled 70.8 million kilograms (11.8 million gallons) in 2024, which increased by 8.7% over the 65.1 million kilograms (10.8 million gallons) exported in 2023. In terms of value, Canadian exports of maple products amounted to $715.9 million in 2024, up by 16.0% over 2023. Canadian maple products were exported to 71 different countries around the world in 2024; 64.9% of the exports were to the United States, 6.3% to Germany, 5.3% to the United Kingdom, 4.1% to Australia, 4.0% to France, and 3.7% to Japan, with other export destinations accounting for the remaining 11.7% of total export volumes.

1.4. Production of maple products – 15-year trend

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0354-01 Production and value of maple products (x 1,000)

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1.4. Production of maple products – 15-year trend

Year	Metric tons
2010	43,709
2011	51,383
2012	47,201
2013	60,408
2014	56,989
2015	53,528
2016	73,069
2017	75,185
2018	58,864
2019	79,343
2020	85,953
2021	67,968
2022	104,593
2023	62,674
2024	119,561

4.2. A Comparison: United States national statistics for maple syrup

5. Key Resources

• Global Trade Tracker
• Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0166-01 Farms classified by farm type, Census of Agriculture historical data
• Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0161-01 Maple taps, Census of Agriculture historical data
• Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0354-01 Production and value of maple products
• Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada
• Statistics Canada. CATSNET
• USDA. National Agricultural Statistics Service

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, 17022021, 17022029