Quebec maple syrup producers face uncertainty amid new U.S. tariffs [Video]

Maple sap has been flowing from trees at Hallacres farm since the 1860s in Lac Brome, Que., and David Hall is a fifth generation maple syrup producer there.

“We only produce 20, 25 days a year,” he said as he showed CBC News around the property and explained how his livelihood is largely dependent on the weather.

But now, with the possibility of a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports looming, springtime temperatures might soon be the least of his worries.

Last year, Quebec exported around $368 million worth of maple syrup to the U.S. That’s 62 per cent of the province’s maple syrup exports.

“Are people going to stop buying syrup in the U.S.? Probably not. Will they buy less? Probably, if there’s a 25 per cent tariff,” said Hall. “We’re going to have meetings with the buyers and see what we can do.”

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