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by CydeWeys 818 days ago
It's not a joke. This is a strategic reserve for them.
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I think he was referring to his own comment.

It does seem like a funny thing to do but not when you think about it. Its a commodity. It has a price. Canada controls much of the market. It lasts a long time. Why wouldn’t they have a reserve?

It also seems very rich 21st century to not see immediate value in storing large quantities of food. Surplus is something we take for granted.

Looks like it's stored as barrels: https://ppaq.ca/en/sale-purchase-maple-syrup/worlds-only-res...

(I was kind of hoping it'd be a giant pool of maple syrup)