The unit rates set in Schedule 1 are adjusted according to the following formula:
A × ((B/5) / C), where
(1) the letter “A” represents the unit rate for the corresponding zone set in Schedule 1;
(2) the letter “B” represents the total annual income per taphole for the corresponding zone obtained for each of the 5 years before the year preceding the year of the adjustment, calculated using the following formula:
D × (E – (F × (G/H) – I)) × (1 – (J / K)) × (L / M), where
(a) the letter “D” represents the average yield (lbs of syrup / taphole) of the year concerned for the administrative region in which the corresponding zone is situated from the economic record of the Producteurs et productrices acéricoles du Québec (PPAQ);
(b) the letter “E” represents the weighted average price ($ / lb of syrup) for the year concerned determined by the maple syrup marketing agreement entered into between the PPAQ and the buyers of a product covered by the Plan conjoint des producteurs acéricoles du Québec;
(c) the letter “F” represents the operating expenses according to the 2019 technico-economic study on maple syrup production in Québec, established at $2.82 per pound of syrup;
(d) the letter “G” represents the Consumer Price Index for Québec established by Statistics Canada for the year concerned;
(e) the letter “H” represents the Consumer Price Index for Québec for the year 2019 established by Statistics Canada at 131.7;
(f) the letter “I” represents the operating costs according to the 2003 study on the cost of maple syrup production in Québec, established at $2.68 per pound of syrup;
(g) the letter “J” represents the net variation of the inventory of the year concerned from the economic record of the PPAQ, in pounds of syrup;
(h) the letter “K” represents the harvest volume of the year concerned from the economic record of the PPAQ, in pounds of syrup;
(i) the letter “L” represents the average number of tapholes per hectare of the year concerned for the administrative region in which the corresponding zone is situated;
(j) the letter “M” represents the average number of tapholes per hectare of the year 2022 for the administrative region in which the corresponding zone is situated;
(3) the letter “C” represents the average income per taphole for the corresponding zone for the 2022 adjustment year, that is:
Zone | Administrative region | Average income per taphole |
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01Z03 | Bas-Saint-Laurent | 8.1286 |
01Z04 | Bas-Saint-Laurent | 8.1286 |
02Z07 | Saguenay – Côte-Nord | 8.5024 |
03Z02 | Capitale-Nationale | 8.5024 |
03Z05 | Capitale-Nationale | 8.5024 |
04Z02 | Mauricie | 7.6384 |
04Z05 | Mauricie | 7.6384 |
05Z01 | Estrie | 9.2503 |
07Z04 | Outaouais | 8.7914 |
07Z05 | Outaouais | 8.7914 |
08Z06 | Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 8.7914 |
08Z07 | Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 8.7914 |
11Z05 | Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 8.1286 |
11Z07 | Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 8.1286 |
12Z01 | Chaudière-Appalaches | 8.2691 |
12Z02 | Chaudière-Appalaches | 8.2691 |
14Z02 | Lanaudière | 9.0337 |
15Z02 | Laurentides | 8.7914 |
16Z01 | Montérégie | 10.7336 |
17Z01 | Centre-du-Québec | 9.7336 |
The results are rounded off to the nearest dollar.