Quebec is home to some 7,400 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 2018(pounds/tap)* |
|
Bas-Saint-Laurent/Gaspésie |
14.01 | 1.53 |
|
Quebec City, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean |
3.69 | 2.57 |
|
Central Québec |
13.94 | 3.40 |
|
Chaudière-Appalaches |
41.86 | 2.35 |
|
Estrie |
24.40 | 2.88 |
|
Lanaudière, Laval, Montréal |
2.28 | 3.29 |
|
Mauricie |
1.14 | 2.12 |
|
Montérégie |
12.60 | 4.09 |
|
Outaouais-Laurentides |
4.12 | 2.68 |
|
QUEBEC |
118.09 | 2.52 |
*The quantity of maple syrup produced per tap is calculated in pounds.
