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== Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist == | |||
The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist is an informal name for a months-long theft between 2011–12 of nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup, valued at C$18.7 million from a storage facility in Quebec. The facility was operated by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (French: ''Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec'', FPAQ) who represent 77% of the global maple syrup supply, and have been compared to a cartel. Adjusted for inflation (2018) this heist was the most valuable in Canadian history. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist] @ Wikipedia | |||
== See also == | |||
* [https://explorepartsunknown.com/quebec/canadas-maple-syrup-cartel-puts-the-squeeze-on-small-producers/ Canada’s Maple Syrup Cartel Puts The Squeeze On Small Producers] | * [https://explorepartsunknown.com/quebec/canadas-maple-syrup-cartel-puts-the-squeeze-on-small-producers/ Canada’s Maple Syrup Cartel Puts The Squeeze On Small Producers] | ||
* [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ywnjkv/inside-quebecs-maple-syrup-black-market Inside Quebec’s maple syrup cartel] by Michael Moynihan (April 19 2017) | * [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ywnjkv/inside-quebecs-maple-syrup-black-market Inside Quebec’s maple syrup cartel] by Michael Moynihan (April 19 2017) | ||
* Episode 3, Season 1 of "Battle Creek" | |||
Latest revision as of 14:56, 17 October 2019
The maple syrup cartel is either an exaggerated term for the maple syrup industry, or an actual term for a criminal element within the maple syrup industry.
Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist
The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist is an informal name for a months-long theft between 2011–12 of nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup, valued at C$18.7 million from a storage facility in Quebec. The facility was operated by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (French: Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec, FPAQ) who represent 77% of the global maple syrup supply, and have been compared to a cartel. Adjusted for inflation (2018) this heist was the most valuable in Canadian history.
- Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist @ Wikipedia
See also
- Inside Quebec’s maple syrup cartel by Michael Moynihan (April 19 2017)
- Episode 3, Season 1 of "Battle Creek"