[NorthstarMom]

So the high cost of maple syrup isn’t the actual market cost? I assumed it was the true cost due to the amount of sap required to get syrup. It takes a lot of land and labor to produce syrup

[fruser1]

It's a market cost, but the market is manipulated. Same thing with diamonds and De Beers.

Here's a nice article on it:

NYT: International Canadian Maple Syrup Producers Clash With Law