Quebec produces almost 72% of the world’s maple syrup. The latter is produced mainly in private maple groves and almost 20% in public forests.
To meet the need for growth, the PPAQ therefore asks the government to grant 25,000 hectares for short-term maple projects and 35,000 hectares for medium-term ones.
“Since last year, we have been standing still, we expect and we have asked areas to meet in the short and medium term as well as forest management. […] to maintain the maple syrup capacity, explained in an interview with La Presse Canadienne, the president of the PPAQ, Luc Goulet. It was the CAQ government that celebrated this day, so yes, we can support National Maple Day, but the fact remains that our maple development is currently being held back by the same government this.
Luc Goulet explains that it is necessary to quickly identify areas that are suitable for maple growth throughout Quebec while providing a type of forestry that will be able to maintain these maple capacities.
“Sound planning” is called for.
However, it is difficult that the production of wood is still better than the production of maple. According to him, the forestry and maple industries can survive, but this requires “strong planning” from the government in the long term.
“If we want to maintain Quebec’s leadership and pride in our maple production, we must be able to support this pride and this movement by making decisions,” explained Mr. Goulet. We have strategic and technical committees, but we are not moving forward with these committees at the moment, we have been standing still for a year.”
“When we have been making proposals on our side for more than 12 months and we have no feedback, tolerance reaches its limits,” he said.
Quebec’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry had not responded to requests from The Canadian Press at the time of writing.
2024-10-20 19:29:00
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