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Thing is, this cartel has no legal standing. There’s nothing stopping a supermarket from selling Ontario or Vermont maple syrup. Quebec is ~70% of world produc
by Scoundreller 5y ago
Thing is, this cartel has no legal standing. There’s nothing stopping a supermarket from selling Ontario or Vermont maple syrup.
Quebec is ~70% of world production though, but it’s up to them and them only to control the price. Everyone else benefits without restricting supply. #2 exporter is Myanmar (? this must be a mistake).
It’s kinda like OPEC losing its power as other countries up their production. (And every OPEC member cheating).
- egberts1 5y agoSugar maple, red maple, black maple. Acer genus, Section Rubra provides most of their sugar export in Northern Myanmar despite having their own Maple genus.
- refurb 5y agoWithout the cartel it would be a bunch of random producers selling in a competitive market. Now it’s a single seller of Quebec Maple Syrup and you have to buy through them. It looks like some exceptions (small producers). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Quebec_Maple_Syrup_Producers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Quebec_Maple_S...
- Scoundreller 5y agoYou have to buy through them if you want to buy Quebec maple syrup, but you can also buy any non-Quebec syrup you want. Even in Quebec. This is very unlike the other food cartels Canadians have a gun to their head to deal with.