Trepanier estimates that the reserve now holds 46 million pounds of syrup. This weeks episode focuses on maybe the most canadian crime ever, the great maple syrup heist. The maple syrup heist documentary on netflix is a mustwatch. The documentary digs in on the story in a slightly different way. It was a shortterm windfall for producers that had. Grand sirop derable canadien heist great canadian maple syrup. Justice done in canada with convictions in maplesyrup heist. Homepage sections can be any page other than the homepage itself, including the page that shows your latest blog posts. Thousands of barrels of the sweet stuff went missing in 201. Jan 02, 20 quebec dominates the maple syrup market, and since 2002 the federation has operated as a legal cartel, setting production quotas and prices, authorizing buyers, and stockpiling syrup. That canadian maple syrup heist is a serious crime the. The federation of quebec maple syrup producers regulates prices for syrup.
The subsequent investigation led to 26 arrests and more than 200 witness interviews, creating a bizarre story surrounding one of quebecs major. Much of a huge cache of maple syrup snatched from a quebec storage facility has been recovered, police say. Download right click and do save link as this weeks episode focusses on maybe the most canadian crime ever, the great maple syrup heist. Canadian police have reached a breakthrough in the great maple syrup heist of 2012.
Federation des producteurs acericoles du quebec, fpaq who. Thousands of barrels of the sweet stuff went missing in 2012, how did it happen. Arrests made in maple syrup theft from quebec warehouse the. The police in quebec arrested three men in connection with the theft of six million pounds of syrup from canadas global strategic maple syrup reserve. Drums of maple syrup are stacked in the international strategic reserve in saintantoinedetilly, 40km. Mar 27, 2020 handson activities for learning to make maple syrup from sap to tap to sugar. Montrealthere have been arrests in the case of a massive maple syrup heist, police announced tuesday as they celebrated a break in their months. Actually, i was looking on the internet, and i found a recipe to make some really good rice pudding using italian rice and maple.
Why does canada have a strategic maple syrup reserve. The other provinces where it is produced are ontario, new brunswick, prince edward island and nova scotia. Canada the country, people, culture, and yeah, the hockey, snow and all things canadian. In case you hadnt heard, last years maple syrup heist is getting a hollywood film adaptation.
Drums of maple syrup are stacked in the international strategic reserve in. The maple syrup heist, or the great maple syrup caper as it has also been dubbed, took place between 2011 and 2012. Great canadian maple syrup heist a sticky situation youtube. P ure maple syrup is a true breakfast pleasure, right up there with hot coffee, thickcut bacon and a warm breeze blowing in through an open window. When provincial police were asked to investigate the case of the missing maple syrup, they could. A previous version of this story stated that thieves stole an estimated 60 million pounds of maple syrup. The great maple syrup heist broken down global news. Nearly 75% of the worlds supply of maple syrup comes from quebec, where it was worth about times the price of crude oil during the time of the heist.
But most of whats consumed here in the us isnt maple syrup at all. Trial opens in largest theft ever investigated by quebec police investigators found that over a 12month period in 2011 and 2012, nearly 3,000 tonnes of syrup valued. Quebec is the worlds leading producer of maple syrup, with some estimates that. Multimilliondollar syrup heist puts quebec in sticky spot. Because this project is categorized as in development, the data is only. An illustrated account of the great maple syrup heist. Maple syrup trades at about 32 dollars a gallon, times the price of crude oil. Til of the great canadian maple syrup heist where three.
This event is known informally as the great canadian maple syrup heist. Download do go on 96 the great maple syrup heist podbean. Maple sugaring has been taking place in new york state since the late 1600s. Spring is here, the steam has been rolling off the arch, and i do not seem to have much time or energy to muster up the creative blog writing process. Play episode download episode watch episode this weeks episode focuses on maybe the most canadian crime ever, the great maple syrup heist. Thieves used trucks to transport barrels to a remote sugar shack, where they siphoned off the maple syrup, refilled the barrels with water, then returned them to the facility. Federation of quebec maple syrup producers wikipedia.
Great maple syrup heist trial opens in largest theft ever. Arrests made in maple syrup theft from quebec warehouse. Download longforms new app and read all of the latest indepth stories from dozens of magazines, including foreign policy. The lighter the colour the higher the grade of maple syrup. Between 2011 and 2012, nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup were stolen from the international strategic reserve. It takes about 40 gallons of maple water to produce a gallon of maple syrup. The province of quebec is the top maple syrup producer in the world. An illustrated account of the great maple syrup heist modern farmer.
Dec 18, 2012 montrealthere have been arrests in the case of a massive maple syrup heist, police announced tuesday as they celebrated a break in their monthslong multijurisdictional search for the stolen. Were the thieves dirty outlaws or capitalist heroes. The spring of 2011 produced so much maple syrup that the federation added a third rented warehouse, in an industrial. As the operation progressed, the thieves started siphoning syrup directly off barrels in the reserve without refilling them. With simon trepanier, hans mercier, angele grenier, normand urbain. The great maple syrup heist of 2012 revealed more than just the inner workings of an alleged sophisticated criminal network. The great maple syrup heist scholastic news online. Nor is food crime uncommon, as the great maple syrup heist of 2012 attests. Where did 10thousand barrels of stolen maple syrup go. The group also manages the reserve, which stores syrup for when resources are scarce, or. Family owned maple syrup farms are forced to go through this bullshit organization, that is backed by the government, to even be able to sell their syrup. Trial opens in largest theft ever investigated by quebec police from national post.
The amount stolen was about a quarter of the facilitys reserve. Oct 18, 2015 nearly 75% of the worlds supply of maple syrup comes from quebec, where it was worth about times the price of crude oil during the time of the heist. The facility was operated by the federation of quebec maple syrup producers french. Each year, farmers in the region provide between 70 percent and 78 percent of the worlds maple syrup supply. Apparently, there is a mafialike organization in canada that controls everything about maple syrup. Canada produces 80% of the worlds pure maple syrup, 91% of which is produced in quebec. Inside quebecs great, multimilliondollar maplesyrup heist. Translation for maple syrup in the free englishitalian dictionary and many other italian translations. The heist itself is used as a launchpad to get into the history of the fpaq and the way it exerts complete control over the maple. Dec 29, 2016 and its controlled by this group, the federation of quebec maple syrup producers, which operates a global strategic maple syrup reserve. The maple mob is an extraordinary some say motley collection of friends and neighbors of wayne crouch in north amherst, massachusetts. Grand sirop derable canadien heist great canadian maple syrup heist. I saw a short documentary about maple syrup a while back.
The darker side of maple syrup the new york times duration. Brendan borrell businessweek jan 20 10 min permalink. Maple syrup and sugar have always been made by the hard work of the people who live on the land. Dirty money the maple syrup heist tv episode 2018 imdb. The maple syrup heist 50m an unusual heist that made headlines around the world highlights a bitter feud over one of canadas most precious resources. As noted, maple syrup and sugar were used in the fight against slavery as an alternative to cane sugar which was produced with slave labor. Dec 19, 2012 the darker side of maple syrup the new york times duration. Dec 18, 2012 montreal police in canada say three people have been arrested in connection with a massive maple syrup heist from a quebec warehouse, which put a dent in the global supply. Til of the great canadian maple syrup heist where three men. Police allege the crime took place over the course of a year between 2011 and 2012. The thieves of the great canadian maple syrup heist of 2012 were ultimately tracked down, though it took considerable effort for the police to determine the full scale of the operation. Arrests made in massive canadian maple syrup heist cbs news. Hannahjones says that america is great because of slavery. The great canadian maple syrup heist on the theft of 6 million pounds of maple syrup from canadas strategic reserve and the group of free market renegades who are fighting the maple wars.
The greatest agricultural theft in history was of maple syrup. When provincial police were asked to investigate the case of the missing maple syrup, they could have been forgiven for not arriving with sirens wailing. Mastermind of quebec maple syrup heist gets 8 years in. The unusual story behind the great canadian maple syrup heist.
What should the new great canadian maple syrup heist movie be called. The subsequent investigation led to 26 arrests and more than 200 witness interviews, creating a bizarre story surrounding one of quebecs major resourcesand its sweetest. Because this project is categorized as in development, the data is only available on imdbpro and is subject to change. Quebec maple syrup heist set for hollywood film cbc news. Maple syrup is made by collecting sap from sugar maple trees during late winter, and is then brought to the sugarhouse or shack and boiled down to maple syrup. His great grandfather settled here in 1905 as part of a land grant program. Artisans who make handmade maple syrups are called sugarmakers. More arrests in quebec maple syrup heist globalnews. Food is a commodity just like oil or gold, and thus is equally susceptible to. Aug 23, 2017 play episode download episode watch episode this weeks episode focuses on maybe the most canadian crime ever, the great maple syrup heist. The maple syrup heist do go on comedy podcast ep 96. And its controlled by this group, the federation of quebec maple syrup producers, which operates a global strategic maple syrup reserve. The great canadian maple syrup heist brendan borrell.
Watch the great maple syrup heist broken down video online, on globalnews. Last year, six million pounds of maple syrup was stolen from the global maple. Great canadian maple syrup heist a sticky situation duration. For example, the plan was apparently carried out over a. Dec 18, 2012 the federation of quebec maple syrup producers, which bills itself as keeper of the global strategic maple syrup reserve, said in august that up to 10 million pounds of the sweet stuff was in the. See more ideas about maple syrup, syrup and maple tree. Trial opens in largest theft ever investigated by quebec police investigators found that over a 12month period in 2011 and 2012, nearly 3,000 tonnes of syrup.
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