As chair of the climate change working group for the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association, he says dramatic weather is having a serious effect on his industry. An infestation of tent caterpillars in 2018 left some Ontario producers with 30 per cent less syrup than the year before. Each year between late February and early May, maple syrup producers rely on the delicate freeze-thaw cycles of spring. In response, Quebec Maple Syrup Producers drained nearly half its reserve — 23,000 tonnes worth $150 million. Whatever the carbon math, the growing demand for maple syrup and diminished yields are requiring producers to look for ways to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Source: thestar May 30, 2022 17:59 UTC