Quebec is home to some 7,300 maple syrup businesses spread out across a territory spanning approximately 800 km from east to west.
On the south shore of the St. Lawrence, there are producers as far east as La Pointe-de-la-Gaspésie.
On the north shore, the most easterly producers are in Baie Saint-Paul, along with a few in the Saguenay region.
Normally, the sugar season starts in southwestern Quebec in late February/early March and ends in the east in late April/early May.
Distribution of maple producers and average regional production in the last three years by administrative region.
|
Administrative region |
Average production |
Average yield 2016(pounds/tap)* |
|
Bas-Saint-Laurent/Gaspésie |
23.85 | 2.96 |
|
Quebec City, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean |
4.50 | 3.54 |
|
Central Québec |
15.30 | 3.82 |
|
Chaudière-Appalaches |
58.50 | 3.48 |
|
Estrie |
27.20 | 3.79 |
|
Lanaudière, Laval, Montréal |
2.65 | 3.58 |
|
Mauricie |
1.75 | 3.33 |
|
Montérégie |
9.45 | 3.68 |
|
Outaouais-Laurentides |
4.90 | 3.21 |
|
QUEBEC |
148.10 | 3.48 |
*The quantity of maple syrup produced per tap is calculated in pounds.
