Importing Maple Syrup from Canada

"H.B. Lasseter" wrote:

Canadian dollar = 0.904 USD so hardly a huge difference any more.

Our stuff is WAY better though ;-)

What "stuff" are you referring to? I'll bet that there is PLENTY of "stuff" in
OZ that is of premium quality. Pray tell, what is this "stuff" you are
referring to? Curious minds want to know ;-)

My "stuff" is Australian Customs approved :-)

Ken
Winnipeg, Canada

On Wed, 3 May 2006 14:52:41 -0700, "Max Power"
wrote:

You can buy Maple Syrup at Woolworths in Australia and NZ.
Yes, it is dear -- but almost always from Canada [US syrup too expensive due
to exchange rates].

You should look anew at the American syrup. You may be surprised. The
US dollar continues to stagnate at a value somewhere between a soiled
piece of Kleenex and a sticky ball of used string. The Canadian
dollar, however, is on the march! It will likely move up to US$.92
very soon. (The Canadian dollar was at US$.63 just 3 years ago).

I like to joke about the weak US dollar because I like traveling to
Europe, and it's increasingly painful. But I must admit that the
dollar, though weak, has been hanging in there. Despite ungodly
deficits, an incompetent administration, natural disasters and the
multi-trillion-dollar "war on terror", the US economy has remained
stable.

The only meaningful benefit from a weak dollar is that it makes US
exports and bonds more affordable in overseas markets. Unfortunately,
America isn't manufacturing much these days outside of agricultural
products and ****ty films. If our neighbor to the north continues to
see its currency climb so precipitously, you may well find that fancy
bottle of US syrup more and more attractive.

- TR
- please buy American stuff. The Arabs and Chinese won't touch it.
Thank you.

H.B. Lasseter wrote:
Yeah, but it has to get cold enough and then warm enough for the sap to run
in any meaningful quantity........

Possibly Tasmania or some mountains in NSW/VIC would do.

"Ken Pisichko" wrote in message
...

Perception is a wonderful analgesic. Sap is sap.......... There are LOTS
of
maple trees in OZ. get with it folks. The technology is not new........

Sugar maples (Acer saccharum), or just maples in general?

Nancy

wrote:

Perception is a wonderful analgesic. Sap is sap.......... There are LOTS
of
maple trees in OZ. get with it folks. The technology is not new........

Sugar maples (Acer saccharum), or just maples in general?

Nancy

Actually, I don't know. Here in Manitoba there is a tree called the "Manitoba
Maple". It is probably some variation of an alder (elder??). However, it makes a
WONDERFUL syrup. This Manitoba Maple Syrup is sold in this province and in other
places, but naturally because of the small number of sap "producers" the output
is small...

Do a Google (or ??) search for "Manitoba Maple" and "Manitoba Maple Syrup", and
see what you get.

Here is a site describing the Manitoba Maple:
http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/p_ercom.htm

Here are some sites regarding making MB Maple Syrup:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/resear...MIE2004032.htm
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/res...ts/98-197.html
http://www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/shelterbelt/shbpub28.htm
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distrib...es/DD6286.html


Kinda like some WONDERFUL Australian wines never get out of the country
commercially. Bummer :-( All the more reason to visit AU this July-August and
sample (and hopefully purchase).

Ah the breakfasts in Queensland, NT, VIC and NSW: pancakes, MB Maple Syrup,
snaggers, and AU beer... What a nice way to watch a sunrise in the Southern
hemisphere - and sample different Australian snagger recipes (and beer).

Ken
Winnipeg, Canada.

Citizen Ted wrote:

The only meaningful benefit from a weak dollar is that it makes US
exports and bonds more affordable in overseas markets. Unfortunately,
America isn't manufacturing much these days outside of agricultural
products and ****ty films. If our neighbor to the north continues to
see its currency climb so precipitously, you may well find that fancy
bottle of US syrup more and more attractive.

This is precisely why the USA target rifle shooters cannot afford state of the
art equipment made in AU and NZ. They support their (substandard) stuff or
purchase the older (but tried and true) stuff made in the UK.

Bummer! I import into North America this equipment from AU and NZ. The "bottom"
has fallen out of the market here in Canada and the USA.

The Canuck shooters?? Heck they are now buying that older technology from the
'Mericans. I guess common sense is not that common here ;-)

And yes, the syrup from Vermont (USA) is less expensive (for Australians and
Americans) than the syrup from Quebec (Canada). A year or 2 ago it was the other
way around. What a difference a border/frontier makes in terms of currency and
sales... Forget the common sense idea that the trees on both sides of the border
are the same genetically.

But then I pay over $4 for a small 115 gram jar of Vegemite. Good thing I am NOT
addicted to any of Dick Smith's products as they are not imported into Canada
;-) Soon Kraftco will STOP importing Vegemite into Canada.. Bummer, but then at
least I can get it sent here by the Post Office as it is not toxic (!), nor
explosive/flammable, nor is it a liquid that can leak into the mail...

Global trade and 1 whole "nation" anyone? Forget about free trade! It is a
figment of some politico's dreams.....

Ken Pisichko
Winnipeg, Canada

From this reference (and others), it appears that Australia does not produce
any commercial quantity of maple syrup. (It also indicates that while the
Manitoba maple is tapped in North America, such tapping is not done on a
commercial scale.)

http://sres.anu.edu.au/associated/fp...ple3_copy.html

RQ


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H.B. Lasseter wrote:
Yeah, but it has to get cold enough and then warm enough for the sap to
run
in any meaningful quantity........

Possibly Tasmania or some mountains in NSW/VIC would do.

"Ken Pisichko" wrote in message
...

Perception is a wonderful analgesic. Sap is sap.......... There are
LOTS
of
maple trees in OZ. get with it folks. The technology is not new........

Sugar maples (Acer saccharum), or just maples in general?

Nancy

RQ wrote:

From this reference (and others), it appears that Australia does not produce
any commercial quantity of maple syrup. (It also indicates that while the
Manitoba maple is tapped in North America, such tapping is not done on a
commercial scale.)

http://sres.anu.edu.au/associated/fp...ple3_copy.html

RQ

Information, information, information...

I personally know 2 producers of Manitoba Maple Syrup in my home town (here in
Manitoba). If you want, send me a PM and I will send you their telephone
numbers - you can talk directly with them about your findings and about their
commercial activities.

I do note that the current production of Manitoba Maple Syrup is no where as
great as the market for "Maple Syrup" from eastern Canada and USA. Different
market and different advertising budgets - as well as different cultural norms
as to what Maple Syrup "is and should be".

That indicates (to me) that small production amounts could be feasible in
Australia by a "Mom and Pop" type of operation.

Ken