Maple syrup cartel (nonfiction)

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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.

See also

  • Episode 3, Season 1 of "Battle Creek"