Maple Products 2009

Confidential when completed. This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, c. S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.

This survey is to provide reliable estimates of Canadian production of maple products.

To carry on work in your interest, government departments and producers' organizations require complete and accurate information. We depend on you to supply the facts.

A. Review the information on the label. If any information is incorrect or missing, please make the necessary corrections in the boxes below.

• Farm Name (if applicable)
• Corporation Name (if applicable)

Main operator

• Surname or Family Name
• Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Area Code
• Fax
• Location of alternate telephone
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• Email Address (if applicable)

Partner

• Partner's Surname or Family Name
• Partner's Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Area Code
• Fax
• Location of alternate telephone
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• Check this box if the address and telephone is the same as main operator.

Partner

• Partner's Surname or Family Name
• Partner's Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Area Code
• Fax
• Location of alternate telephone
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• Check this box if the address and telephone is the same as main operator.

Conversion table of imperial and metric units

1 imperial gallon =

• 4.54 litres of syrup
• 13.25 pounds
• 6.01 kilograms

4 litres of syrup =

• 11.66 pounds
• 5.29 kilograms

1 litre of syrup =

• 2.92 pounds
• 1.32 kilogram

540 millilitres of syrup =

• 1.57 pounds
• 0.71 kilogram

325 millilitres of syrup =

• 0.95 pounds
• 0.43 kilogram

250 millilitres of syrup =

• 0.73 pounds
• 0.33 kilogram

1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds
750 grams = 1.65 pound
500 grams = 1.10 pound
375 grams = 0.83 pound
250 grams = 0.55 pound
125 grams = 0.28 pound

If you are not currently tapping, check one of the following boxes:

• We did no tappings in 2009, but it is possible that we may tap in 2010
• We have permanently ceased to tap our maple bush

Maple taps UOM (Imperial, Metric)

• Number of trees tapped in 2009
• Number of tappings in 2009

Production of maple syrup:

Report maple syrup which you intend to process into sugar and butter,later in the season, in the appropriate sections below.

• Sold or to be sold to processors (lbs, kg)
• All other syrup sold or to be sold (Do not include sales to processors) (gal, litres)
• Consumed or to be consumed at home (gal, litres)

Production of maple sugar

• Sold or to be sold (lbs, kg)
• Consumed or to be consumed at home (lbs, kg)

Production of maple butter

• Sold or to be sold (lbs, kg)
• Consumed or to be consumed at home (lbs, kg)

Average sales price obtained

• Syrup sold to processor ($ per lb, $ per kg)
• All other syrup sold ($ per gal, $ per litre)
• Sugar sold ($ per lb, $ per kg)
• Butter sold ($ per lb, $ per kg)

Agreement to share information

Note to residents of New Brunswick and Ontario:

To avoid duplication of enquiry this survey is conducted under a co-operative agreement with the New Brunswick Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Section 12 of the Statistics Act (SC 1985, Chap. S19). Address any comments or questions to the Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0T6.

The information collected and shared will be kept confidential and used only for statistical purposes. Any information shared with a provincial ministry of agriculture is released in aggregate form only. The provincial ministry of agriculture must guarantee the confidentiality of all shared data.

Statistics Canada does not provide the respondent's name or address to any provincial ministry of agriculture.

Do you agree to share this information?

• Yes
• No

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