After struggling in the pandemic, maple syrup producers are thankful for a 'typical' year.
Lines run from maple trees in a sugar bush seen in late February.The sap is flowing this spring and maple syrup producers in eastern Ontario say after struggling through two years of the pandemic, the timing couldn't be sweeter.
Producers say the ideal temperature to get sap flowing from trees is about –5 C at night and 5 C during the day.Shirley Fulton-Deugo from Fulton's Sugar Bush and Maple Shop in Pakenham just west of Ottawa said they're still not producing their goal of one litre per tap, but things are definitely looking better than last year.
"Over the last two years in COVID many of … our businesses have been kept alive by our local support and our support from Ottawa, and that has been noticed and appreciated a great deal," Fulton-Deugo said.John Williams, executive director of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association, said "every bush is different" in terms of sap production this season.
The association represents about 600 "sugar makers" in the province, or more than 75 per cent of maple syrup produced.Williams said he expects most will surpass their poor season last year, but final results won't flow in until the last tap is pulled.
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