By Chandrayee Roy Choudhury: Canada's MAPLE SYRUP industry has become an international focus in recent days. Quebec produces about 73 percent of the world's maple syrup. In order to help prevent a shortage amid increased demand, The Quebec Maple Syrup producers (QMSP) has said it will release about 22.7 million kilograms of the so called LIQUID GOLD from it's strategic reserve into the market.