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A warmer spring reduced syrup
. Maple trees need warm
and freezing nighttime
. The warmer, shorter spring led to a
harvest. Another factor is
demand. This increased by more than 20 per cent this year. One
reason for this is the pandemic. More people are at
, cooking pancakes and
. The maple syrup spokeswoman said: "The pandemic helped our
because we're seeing people cook more at home and use more
products. It's not just in [Canada] where the demand is increasing."