Due to the mild periods in December and January, maple farmers have been harvesting maple sap in recent days, in the middle of winter.
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“Some of my fittings are already in production,” said Julien Dupasquier, maple producer for “Érablement Bon!”
In an interview on LCN, the Montérégie-based entrepreneur took stock of the conditions the maple groves will face until spring.
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The maple producer has been in production for 30 days and says it started the process earlier to better spread its activities.
“It’s a risk to start production earlier,” he admits.
“Everything I harvest, as long as I tap it, cook, cook and add up my yields to spread my production over 120 days from December to April.”
*Watch the full interview in the video above*