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3. Organization of maple water collection systems
3.1 Collection with boilers
Traditionally, artisanal harvesting, which is still practiced today on small farms, was used exclusively until the 1960s. It uses a flashlight planted in the trunk to which is attached an aluminum container, the boiler, fitted with a protective lid, into which the maple water drips by gravity (figure 2 ). This device allows the contents to be emptied daily by tilting the assembly without opening the lid or unhooking the boiler. In the past, this collection was carried out manually, with the help of a horse pulling a wooden sled on which a wooden barrel was placed...
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Organization of maple water collection systems
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Professional organizations
Southern Quebec Forestry Association https://afsq.org
Quebec Maple Syrup Producers https://ppaq.ca/fr
Quebec maple http://www.siropderable.ca
...Key figures and trends
Maple syrup production (source: PPAQ)
The 2021 season was described as "average" by the professionals, with Quebec producing 133 million pounds of maple syrup (or 45.6 million liters). The average for the province of Quebec was 2.75 pounds per tap (or 0.94 L). These mixed results can be explained by the high temperatures in April, which caused tapping to start at the same time in all regions, and to end...
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