Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve

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Despite the exponential growth of the maple syrup industry over the last 50 years, prices remain high due to Canada's implementation of a strategic maple syrup reserve. The reserve, designed to stabilize prices and meet global demand, has hit its lowest levels in 16 years, holding only seven million pounds of syrup. This shortage is a result of increased global demand outpacing Canadian producers' capacity to keep up, even though Canada produces nearly 80% of the world's maple syrup.

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