Why Grade A Maple Syrup Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Business Insider

Once pierced, century-old maple trees drip sap referred to as liquid gold. It will take roughly 50 gallons of these drops to make one 1 gallon of 100% pure Grade A maple syrup. Farms in the Hudson Valley, New York State, can sell that gallon for over $200, almost 29 times more than popular imitation syrup. Despite the price, Grade A maple syrup is incredibly sought-after. So much so that C$18 million worth of it was stolen in one of the largest heists in Canadian history. But why is Grade A maple syrup worth so much? And why is it so expensive? MORE SO EXPENSIVE FOOD VIDEOS: Why Stockfish Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business    • Why Stockfish Is So Expensive | So Expensi...   Why Stockfish Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business    • We Spent a Day With Japan’s Youngest Femal...   So Expensive Food Season 2 Marathon | So Expensive Food | Insider Business    • 10 Expensive Foods Across The World | So E...   00:00 - Introduction 1:20 - The Farmers 2:33 - Tapping 4:46 - Grades Of Syrup 6:21 - The Great Maple Syrup Heist 7:05 - Cooking With Maple Syrup 8:01 - Processing 10:37 - Climate And Season Changes 11:28 - Outro 11:48 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #maplesyrup #food #businessinsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com Insider Business on Facebook:   / businessinsider   Insider Business on Instagram:   / insiderbusiness   Insider Business on Twitter:   / businessinsider   Insider Business on Snapchat:   / 5319643143   Insider Business on TikTok:   / businessinsider   Why Grade A Maple Syrup Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Business Insider