Not sure what the real difference is between Canadian maple syrup and the American stuff? Well, here's what you need to know.

Maple syrup producer Jim Judd checks on the levels of sap in a stainless steel tank imported from Quebec, Canada, at Judd's ...

open image in gallery Donna Young checks the Canadian-made maple syrup evaporator in the sugarhouse at Judd's Wayeeses Farms ...

Producers like Jim Judd of Judd’s Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Vermont, worry about the industry ... one of the many pieces of ...

Judd, who has been making Vermont’s signature product ... one of the many pieces of Canadian-made equipment used for producing maple syrup at Judd's Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Vt., ...

“We can’t do this without Canadian help ... who owns Judd’s Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Vermont. “It’s uncertain enough making maple syrup.” ...

“It’s uncertain enough making maple syrup.” Judd, who has been making Vermont’s signature product ... “We can't do this without Canadian help. We can't buy what we need at another ...

But disrupting trade with Canada, the maple syrup powerhouse, could be devastating. Vermont has seen an increase ... “We can’t do this without Canadian help. We can’t buy what we need ...