$30 million in maple syrup stolen

big rockpile · #21 09/01/12, 10:40 PM

Use to have Grain brought in with Owners name on pieces of paper all through it almost impossible to get out without cleaning.

I worked Security at Bass Pro,had a Guy walk out with Shopping Cart full of stuff.No one thought to quetion him.

big rockpile

Laura Zone 10 · #22 09/01/12, 10:41 PM

Maybe they stole it, poisoned it, and then it will be "found" and sold "as is"?
Mass poisoning?

**fordson major** · #23 09/02/12, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Sanza

Lol ... well maybe now they're making crack with maple syrup.
Unbelievable that someone would have the capability to steal that much without being noticed.

that explains the packs of "maple sugar" that you find for sale at Quebec gas stations!! horribly addictive!! and now my Daughter wants to move there!

Esteban29304 · #24 09/02/12, 07:27 AM

What a sticky situation.

chickenmommy · #25 09/02/12, 12:03 PM

I think it was last year that a couple 18 wheelers of tomatoes disappeared from a truck stop. Maybe more than one Bermuda triangle?

Forerunner · #26 09/02/12, 06:11 PM

Let's do a little math, for fun.

30 million, they say.....

50 bucks a gallon would be a fair average price, if for nothing more than argument's sake, and it's a round number.

A 6000 gallon semi tanker would hold 300,000 dollars worth.
That's 100 semi loads, if I get an A in my math.....

That would be kinda hard to hide.

||Downhome|| · #27 09/02/12, 07:46 PM

forerunner see my original post.... odd indeed!

Forerunner · #28 09/02/12, 07:49 PM

It was you and Narshalla that inspired me to go mathematical.

salmonslayer · #29 09/02/12, 10:01 PM

Sweet!

woodsy · #30 09/03/12, 07:47 AM

Sweet Toothed bandits sought:

Quebec police looking for thieves with craving for maple syrup | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME

Forerunner · #31 09/03/12, 07:53 AM

Look real hard, now.

100 stainless semi tankers blend in real good.

**fordson major** · #32 09/03/12, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Forerunner

Look real hard, now.

100 stainless semi tankers blend in real good.

depending where in Quebec the warehouse is, it would not be hard to hide that many tankers! drop off your load of milk and go get your syrup! some very isolated industrial sites in Quebec! only time the Sûreté du Québec seem too stop any one is if they have Ontario plates!

StL.Ed · #33 09/03/12, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Forerunner

Let's do a little math, for fun.

30 million, they say.....

50 bucks a gallon would be a fair average price, if for nothing more than argument's sake, and it's a round number.

A 6000 gallon semi tanker would hold 300,000 dollars worth.
That's 100 semi loads, if I get an A in my math.....

That would be kinda hard to hide.

Well, an A in Math, but must be a bit off on the price (wholesale vs. retail?)

according to the numbers in the story...

"Worth $30 million, there was enough maple syrup in the warehouse to fill one and a half Olympic-sized swimming pools, or about 3.75 million litres, federation director Anne-Marie Granger Godbout said. "

3.75 million litres times 0.264172 = 990,645 gallons
so, 165 of the 6000 gallon tankers, with a bit of maple syrup left for waffles...

Truckinguy · #34 09/03/12, 10:46 AM

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depending where in Quebec the warehouse is, it would not be hard to hide that many tankers! drop off your load of milk and go get your syrup! some very isolated industrial sites in Quebec! only time the Sûreté du Québec seem too stop any one is if they have Ontario plates!

I think I'm correct in saying that you have to clean and sanitize the tank between commodities so you can't just drop off your milk, go get a load of syrup then go back and get a load of milk. I also think that the transfer systems for the two products might be different due to the different consistencies. I think it's more likely that it disappeared in smaller quantities over time and there is probably some creative accounting or inventory management going on. It's possible that there was never any syrup in the barrels in the first place.

**fordson major** · #35 09/03/12, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Truckinguy

I think I'm correct in saying that you have to clean and sanitize the tank between commodities so you can't just drop off your milk, go get a load of syrup then go back and get a load of milk. I also think that the transfer systems for the two products might be different due to the different consistencies. I think it's more likely that it disappeared in smaller quantities over time and there is probably some creative accounting or inventory management going on. It's possible that there was never any syrup in the barrels in the first place.

the tankers here are cleaned at the plant, that way the milk does not dry and become impossible to wash and the truck is sterile . just one of the ways that maybe it got moved, Quebec produces and processes a lot of milk!
what ever happened may never be known.

sugarspinner · #36 09/03/12, 12:32 PM

Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve???? I thought that's what we had in our shop. Ah, so I was wrong, again! The whole thing sounds a bit fishy to me.

Forerunner · #37 09/03/12, 12:36 PM

I think Truckinguy is the culprit.

He just knows too much!

Truckinguy · #38 09/03/12, 01:17 PM

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I think Truckinguy is the culprit.

He just knows too much!

I have no idea what you're talking about and those barrels in the backyard are full of water... yeah, water, that's it...

I deliver water for a living and we only deliver municipal water because we fill wells and cisterns and other drinking water facilities. However, we have one truck with an 8000 gallon trailer that delivers spring water only and he has to have his tank sanitized twice a year, I think.

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the tankers here are cleaned at the plant, that way the milk does not dry and become impossible to wash and the truck is sterile . just one of the ways that maybe it got moved, Quebec produces and processes a lot of milk!

That makes sense, you don't want the milk in there any longer than necessary. We use old milk tanks, some of which have baffles in them but I understand the new milk tanks don't have baffles due to the increased surface area of the baffle providing more area for bacteria to grow.

oregon woodsmok · #39 09/03/12, 01:22 PM

That big a theft, the syrup was loaded onto a ship and it was out of the country before sunrise. Nobody is sitting around hoping the neighbors don't notice a few dozen tanker trucks in their driveway.

Jena · #40 09/03/12, 09:43 PM