'We could match Quebec and even exceed it easily because of the number of maple trees in Ontario,” Goodfellow said. “But what we're missing are the people who want to do it'
As maple syrup season continues in Ontario, the president of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers' Association says Ontario can significantly increase maple syrup production in the province.
Goodfellow says the anomaly is Ontario has a greater number of maple trees than Quebec and can easily match Quebec's production numbers. Goodfellow says Ontario produces two to three million litres of maple syrup each year but notes that's not even close to Quebec's annual output of five to seven million litres.
The OMSPA President says another way to expand the Ontario market is for the province to open up Crown Land to maple syrup production.He says making Crown Land available to potential maple syrup producers in Ontario obviously means they don't have to buy land which saves them money and then that's money that can be applied to equipment.
Goodfellow said another obstacle to growing Ontario's maple syrup industry is as existing producers become older and retire from work, there aren't enough younger people to replace them. While at the tree-tapping ceremony, Goodfellow also promoted the maple syrup industry's summer tour and conference which North Bay hosts this summer.
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