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International demand for Canadian maple syrup surges amid trade spat

foodSep 11, 2026201,487

Canadian maple syrup exports rose to $844.2 million in 2025, a 17.2 percent increase from 2024, according to Statistics Canada. Hutchinson Acres in Aylesford, Nova Scotia, said it has three containers scheduled to ship in the next six weeks and is receiving more frequent international orders from buyers in the Netherlands, Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia, where customers are using maple syrup as an alternative to processed sugar. Nova Scotia accounted for 0.2 percent of Canadian production in 2025 while Quebec produced 90 percent. Canada supplies roughly 75 percent of the world’s maple syrup and the United States about 25 percent. U.K. distributor Pure Maple reported steady growth in recent years but said it did not see a sudden spike tied to Canada‑U.S. trade disputes, while European distributor Maple Store said customers now actively seek Canadian origin when purchasing maple syrup. Producers are responding by preparing new shipments and, in Hutchinson’s case, sending maple sugar to the Netherlands for the first time.

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International demand for Canadian maple syrup surges amid U.S. trade war #Canada 🍁 Canadian maple syrup exports are trending upward, generating $844.2 million in 2025, up 17.2 per cent over the previous year according to Statistics Canada. /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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