Canadian Maple Syrup International Exports Rise 17.2% in 2025
Canadian maple syrup international exports generated $844.2 million in 2025, a 17.2% increase on the previous year, according to Statistics Canada data reported by CBC News. Producers are reporting more frequent international orders as demand broadens beyond maple syrup’s traditional use as a breakfast product.
Why is global demand for Canadian maple syrup surging?
The available reporting points to two drivers: interest in maple syrup as an alternative to refined sugar and demand from buyers seeking Canadian products. CBC reported that Hutchinson Acres, a Nova Scotia producer, had seen increased international orders alongside stronger domestic sales.
The product is also being used in different ways in export markets. The producer told CBC that customers in Saudi Arabia were using maple syrup as a sweetener in coffee. That illustrates an important export opportunity: demand need not depend solely on pancake and breakfast-table consumption.
Quebec remains Canada’s dominant maple syrup producer
Quebec accounted for 90% of Canadian maple syrup production in 2025, according to CBC’s report. Nova Scotia accounted for 0.2% of national production that year, although individual producers there are developing international customer relationships.
The figures demonstrate the concentrated nature of Canadian supply. For overseas buyers, retailers, and distributors, Quebec’s central role in production is a significant consideration when assessing supply options, while smaller producing provinces may offer specialised exporter relationships.
Which country is the largest exporter of maple syrup?
The research supplied for this report does not provide a verified, like-for-like ranking of every country’s maple syrup exports. It does, however, show that Canada is a major international supplier: Canadian exports reached $844.2 million in 2025.
Canada’s large production base, particularly in Quebec, helps explain its prominence in the trade. A definitive answer to the largest-exporter question requires a comparable customs-data series covering all exporting countries and the same product classification and period.
What country produces 75% of the world’s maple products?
The supplied research does not substantiate a global figure of 75% for any country. It does establish that Quebec produced 90% of Canada’s maple syrup in 2025. That is a national production share, not a measure of worldwide maple-product output.
Importers and market analysts should keep those measures separate. Production shares, export values, and global market shares describe different things and may use different product definitions, including syrup, maple sugar, and other maple products.
How much maple syrup is imported from Canada?
The answer depends on the destination market and the period being measured. The reporting available here gives Canada’s total maple syrup export value for 2025, but it does not provide a country-by-country import breakdown. A market’s imports from Canada are therefore not the same as Canada’s worldwide export total.
Buyers assessing Canadian maple syrup imports should distinguish between the export value reported by Canada and the importing country’s customs records. The latter may differ because of reporting periods, product classifications, shipment timing, and the distinction between quantity and value.
Trade context for maple syrup exporters
The export increase has occurred during a wider Canada-U.S. tariff dispute. Yahoo’s report on the trade standoff, citing Statistics Canada data, also put 2025 maple syrup exports at $844.2 million, up 17.2% year on year. The report linked the wider dispute to tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, but the supplied research does not establish a maple-syrup-specific tariff treatment.
For Canadian exporters, the rise in international sales highlights the value of maintaining customers across multiple markets. For importers, it underlines the need to verify the applicable destination-country customs treatment, product classification, and documentation requirements before placing an order, rather than assuming that a wider trade dispute applies to maple syrup in the same way as to other goods.
