--- title: "By the numbers: 50m pounds of syrup, child care’s 1% profit margins, and more - The Hustle" description: "Plus: Huckleberry Finn(ance), cavities to fill, and DocuSign woes." image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/97834645-News-Brief_2021-12-06T011326.320Z.webp --- # By the numbers: 50m pounds of syrup, child care’s 1% profit margins, and more ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: December 06, 2021 Updated: October 11, 2023 *Source: *[*Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto/Getty Images*](https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/bottles-of-pure-canadian-maple-syrup-in-toronto-ontario-news-photo/1234148364) ![By the numbers: 50m pounds of syrup, child care’s 1% profit margins, and more](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/97834645-News-Brief_2021-12-06T011326.320Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=97834645-News-Brief_2021-12-06T011326.320Z.webp) **1)** In what’s perhaps the most Canadian stat of the year, the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers group will release [**50m pounds of syrup**](https://www.npr.org/2021/11/25/1059236116/canada-taps-into-strategic-reserves-to-deal-with-massive-shortage-of-maple-syrup?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr) (½ of the supply) from its strategic reserve to address a 21% spike in demand on one end and low yields on the other. **2)** In most states, child care costs more than in-state college tuition, and the individuals providing care — 87% of whom completed some higher education — earn ~$24k annually. The dicey business model means the average child-care center has just a [**1% profit margin**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-11-18/biden-s-build-back-better-wants-to-save-america-s-child-care-business?srnd=businessweek-v2&sref=3Ac2yX40), according to the US Department of the Treasury. **3)** Some news about Huckleberry Finn(ance): As with many things at the moment, huckleberry demand is up and yields are down. The [**$50m huckleberry market**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-24/huckleberries-in-short-supply-amid-booming-demand-weak-harvests?sref=3Ac2yX40) has seen per-pound prices double to $17 in the last 2 years. **4)** Cavity to fill: Around 10% of dentists in America are educated at NYU, where they can expect to spend $572k+ on their education. The program’s 2015 and 2016 graduates had a median debt of ~$349k and [**median income of $82k**](https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-professional-degrees-leave-students-with-high-debt-but-without-high-salaries-11638354602) 2 years after graduating. **5)** Shares of e-signature company DocuSign [**dropped 42%**](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/03/docusign-stock-plunges-after-the-company-gave-weak-q4-guidance.html) Friday after the company lowered guidance for the 4th quarter. 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