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**daedalus**

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/police-probing-quebec-maple-syrup-heist-worth-up-to-30-million/article4510740/

Quebec police are on the hunt for a sticky-fingered thief after millions of dollars of maple syrup vanished from a Quebec warehouse.

The theft was discovered during a routine inventory check last week at the St-Louis-de-Blandford warehouse, where the syrup is being held temporarily. The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, which is responsible for the global strategic maple syrup reserve, initially kept the news quiet, hoping it would help police solve the crime quickly.

About 10 million pounds of syrup was stored at the site, at a value of more than $30-million.

Anne-Marie Granger Godbout, executive director of the federation, said the organization is still trying to determine how much is missing and declined to offer an estimate. But a spokesman from the Sureté du Québec said the loss was significant.

“We know that it’s millions of dollars that was stolen,” said Sergeant Richard Gagné. “It’s a very large amount.”

All of the maple syrup inventories are fully insured, according to the federation, so there will be no loss to producers.

Ms. Granger Godbout said the theft shouldn’t put the global supply of maple syrup at risk, but warned it could allow the thief to undercut legitimate producers. The federation represents about 10,000 maple syrup producers in Quebec. “Obviously those people stole the maple syrup to sell it somewhere,” she said. “If it’s a big volume, it could be very harmful for the maple syrup industry. The companies that are working in this industry will have to compete with some company that didn’t pay for the maple syrup.”

Quebec produces between 70 and 80 per cent of the world’s maple syrup, with the bulk of export sales taking place in the United States, according to the federation.

The warehouse where the theft occured was a temporary location, and the federation was preparing to move the now-stolen maple syrup to a new location.

Sylvain Charlebois, who researches food policy at the University of Guelph, said any disruption in the maple syrup supply could damage hard-earned gains the industry has made in global markets. The federation has been working particularly hard to build a market for the product in Asia, where it’s less well known. “If they’re not concerned, they should be,” he said of the federation. “This is such a fragile industry, and any loss on the supply side could be devastating.”

He said it’s very difficult to trace and track maple syrup, so catching an illegitimate seller could be a significant challenge. “It is going to be problematic, one way or the other, whether it’s to sell through proper channels or dealing with the black market,” he said.

Ms. Granger Godbout said the organization is still determining just how much syrup went missing. “It’s a very long process ... we have to weigh every barrel to know the exact quantity.”

But she said there’s no need to worry about finding enough of the treat at grocery stores and farmers’ markets. “We still have enough maple syrup. There will be no shortage,” she said.

Global strategic maple syrup reserve. Huh.

**whembly**

Is it really that much of a commodity? (never been a breakfast dude)

------->doing some research....

**BlapBlapBlap**

What did I just read? Why are people stealing syrup? Does this mean we're soon going to find a thief that the press has given a stupid Batman Villain-esque name like 'Mr Butterworth'?

The mind boggles...

**daedalus**

Well, I know the pure stuff is surprisingly expensive, and I can't really think of any other major exports or industries of note in Canada. I mean, there's Research in Motion and Nortel, but lets not be silly here.

**whembly**

daedalus wrote:
Well, I know the pure stuff is surprisingly expensive, and I can't really think of any other major exports or industries of note in Canada. I mean, there's Research in Motion and Nortel, but lets not be silly here.

Ummm... Lumber and Tar Sand oil comes to mind...

But, I'm a redneck heathen... what do I know?

**BlapBlapBlap**

daedalus wrote:
Well, I know the pure stuff is surprisingly expensive, and I can't really think of any other major exports or industries of note in Canada. I mean, there's Research in Motion and Nortel, but lets not be silly here.

Bacon?

**whembly**

By Holy Terra!

http://www.amazon.com/Coombs-Family-Organic-Grade-Multi-Pack/dp/B005GXF9UC/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1346443929&sr=1-1&keywords=maple+syrup
$5,000 for 12 bottles! (~$417/bottle)

Has anyone tried these? (Grade B/A)?

**SilverMK2**

It's Pooh's Canadian cousin!

**BlapBlapBlap**

whembly wrote:
By Holy Terra!
http://www.amazon.com/Coombs-Family-Organic-Grade-Multi-Pack/dp/B005GXF9UC/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1346443929&sr=1-1&keywords=maple+syrup
$5,000 for 12 bottles! (~$417/bottle)

Has anyone tried these? (Grade B/A)?

MULTI VALUE 12-PACK! You are buying TWELVE of Coombs Family Farm Organic Grade B Maple Syrup Box (1x5 GAL)

Boxes, and they're something like 5 Gallons a piece... So if you really want 60 gallons of goddam Maple Syrup, they're there for you...

**Jihadin**

PAYBACK FOR COSTCO!!!!

**Cheesecat**

daedalus wrote:
Well, I know the pure stuff is surprisingly expensive, and I can't really think of any other major exports or industries of note in Canada. I mean, there's Research in Motion and Nortel, but lets not be silly here.

Fresh water, snow, maple syrup, lumber, oil, diamonds, copper, beef, pork, bacon, salmon, hydro, steel, iron, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, uranium, etc.

**daedalus**

And then I saw that my lighthearted jab wasn't taken nearly lightheartedly enough. My mistake probably. :(

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Also, you forgot moose.

**whembly**

Jihadin wrote:
PAYBACK FOR COSTCO!!!!

LOL!

Still $417 / quart! (is my math right? or fail?)

I can think of a great use for 60gal goddarn Maple Syrup... but, it'd be inappropriate to tell in the fourm

.

**daedalus**

And pop music.

**Cheesecat**

daedalus wrote:
And then I saw that my lighthearted jab wasn't taken nearly lightheartedly enough. My mistake probably. :(

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Also, you forgot moose.

You should have put a smiley, thumbs up, laughing or wink orkmoticon then.

**kronk**

Cheesecat wrote:
daedalus wrote:
Well, I know the pure stuff is surprisingly expensive, and I can't really think of any other major exports or industries of note in Canada. I mean, there's Research in Motion and Nortel, but lets not be silly here.

Fresh water, snow, maple syrup, lumber, oil, diamonds, copper, beef, pork, bacon, salmon, hydro, steel, iron, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, uranium, etc.

Don't forget Pamela Anderson!

**azazel the cat**

There's a strange agricultural crime spree going on in Canada right now... two days ago someone stole an entire field of potatoes (you heard me), and last month someone stole half a million bees.

**Jihadin**

Tea Party slowly taking over....maple...potato's....and half a million bee's...gt ready to get bombed by potato pancakes

**azazel the cat**

Jihadin wrote:Tea Party slowly taking over....maple...potato's....and half a million bee's...gt ready to get bombed by potato pancakes

I do find the thought of someone driving a van full of bees amusing.

Bee in the car = oh, gak!
500,000 bees in the car = Japanese game show

**Chancetragedy**

azazel the cat wrote:
Jihadin wrote:Tea Party slowly taking over....maple...potato's....and half a million bee's...gt ready to get bombed by potato pancakes

I do find the thought of someone driving a van full of bees amusing.

Bee in the car = oh, gak!
500,000 bees in the car = Japanese game show

Look up "jackass beehive limo". For what this would look like.

**Grey Templar**

Agricultural commodities are serious business. I mean, the low grade real maple syrup at Costco is really expensive. I can believe the good stuff being very expensive.

**whembly**

azazel the cat wrote:
Jihadin wrote:Tea Party slowly taking over....maple...potato's....and half a million bee's...gt ready to get bombed by potato pancakes

I do find the thought of someone driving a van full of bees amusing.

Bee in the car = oh, gak!
500,000 bees in the car = Japanese game show

LOL

Honey Bees are worth something...

Had a neighbor that had a "bee infestation" in his backyard... went on craiglist and said "possible honey bees infestation, please remove"... and he got hammered with request,and ended up getting thousands of $$$.

But... WTH about the potatos?!?!?

**timetowaste85**

Only Canada, America's toupee, would care about missing liquid sugar.

**KalashnikovMarine**

How exactly does one steal several million dollars in liquid and get away with it? You'd think the giant fething truck full of the stuff would be a dead give away.

**daedalus**

It probably looked like it was supposed to be there. There's a reason why the "I'm sneaking in in plain sight because I'm wearing this unlikely uniform" trick is glamorized by Hollywood. It's easy, and it actually works. Back when I had jobs where I wore a uniform and went to client sites or businesses dressed in it, there was never any request for my ID or question of my credentials. Generally, even people who didn't know who I was or what I was doing there didn't bat an eye at me. None of those were top secret military bases or anything silly like that though, but my point is, if you look like you belong there, no one will question it.

**mwnciboo**

Some you need to buy some Maple syrup, and realise it's expensive as. Also it's not easy to harvest, tapping maple trees is only half of the battle it takes like 40 litres of Maple Sap to be reduced to like 4 Litres of Maple syrup.

The stuff is pretty valuable.

**KingCracker**

kronk wrote:
Cheesecat wrote:
daedalus wrote:
Well, I know the pure stuff is surprisingly expensive, and I can't really think of any other major exports or industries of note in Canada. I mean, there's Research in Motion and Nortel, but lets not be silly here.

Fresh water, snow, maple syrup, lumber, oil, diamonds, copper, beef, pork, bacon, salmon, hydro, steel, iron, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, uranium, etc.

Don't forget Pamela Anderson!

And Alex Trebek!

**sirlynchmob**

KingCracker wrote:
kronk wrote:
Cheesecat wrote:
daedalus wrote:
Well, I know the pure stuff is surprisingly expensive, and I can't really think of any other major exports or industries of note in Canada. I mean, there's Research in Motion and Nortel, but lets not be silly here.

Fresh water, snow, maple syrup, lumber, oil, diamonds, copper, beef, pork, bacon, salmon, hydro, steel, iron, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, uranium, etc.

Don't forget Pamela Anderson!

And Alex Trebek!

and justin beiber, and capt kirk. You guys can keep them

I bet the guys at wipeout canada took the syrup to fill up their pool with. now that would be a fun episode

Oh wait, its election season, Obama did it, and now the cost of syrup is going to cost more than gas.

**Jihadin**

Saw Lawless.....they're making moonshine up in them hills.

**whembly**

Jihadin wrote:
Saw Lawless.....they're making moonshine up in them hills.

Just saw it too... the pacing could be better, but it's still a good flix.