I am gonna just leave this one right here, except to say that I had no idea that we had a “global strategic maple syrup reserve,” but now that I do I can safely say it makes perfect sense and I’m glad we have one.
Pretty sticky situation.
Well, if we told people about the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve, we wouldn’t be able to influence global maple-syrup prices, would we? And decreased maple-syrup prices increase demand for maple syrup, which decreases demand for corn syrup, it’s prime competitor.
It’s all wheels within wheels. But what do you expect from the country that puts the maple leaf on its flag?
Why am I remembering Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy in Trading Places, and frozen concentrated orange juice as a commodity?
Of course, we all know that the best maple syrup comes from Ontario. (Says the guy who used to work in an Ontario sugarbush.)
I’ll duck and run now… 
I bet Putin’s having a nice stack of pancakes right about now.
No, it sounds like an inside job:
- this was not the normal, known storage place but a temporary one.
- it’s difficult to track & trace sales, because all these Federated … Producers are constantly buying & selling in the marketplace.
- they will suffer no monetary loss, since it was all insured.
Pfft, you’re both wrong. Everyone knows the best maple syrup comes from Vermont.
Quality over quantity and all that.
This is hilarious. If supplies get tight, does the parliament convene an emergency session to discuss releasing X gallons from the strategic reserve?
But I am worried about having all that maple syrup concentrated in one place. There could be a repetition of the Great Boston Molasses Flood, turning much of Quebec into a sticky mess.
I’m picturing a couple of hosers like Bob and Doug McKenzie behind this.
I’m picturing some kind of bizarre black market, with dudes in dark glasses and trenchcoats selling baggies of maple syrup on street corners.
Pssst hey! Hey you. You wanna buy some maple syrup? It’s premium, top-grade shit. Give you a good price. Just talk to my man right over there, he’ll hook you up.
Curse you, RickJay.
Wait, there’s a “global strategic maple syrup reserve?” Seriously?
Yeah, they keep it in case the supply pancakes.
How in the world does someone go about stealing “10 million pounds” of anything?
They mean to, but usually succumb to the tendency to waffle.
Somebody has been reading John Ringo and taking him way too seriously!
The Consumerist website also picked up on this story. One of the commentators there pointed out that maple syrup is harvested only during part of the year, so it would make sense that it’s warehoused for bottling and sale during the rest of the year. Much less crazy-sounding than a “global strategic reserve.”
As I read it, there were 10 million pounds of maple syrup stored at the site. The theft is less than that, but still valued in the millions of dollars.
First you got de Beers, and then you got de Syrup. Canada is just as good as South Africa!
Like anything else, one pound at a time.