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The reserve buys from producers though, right? If the reserve buys from producers during highly productive years, that prevents the price of syrup from falling too much. It seems to serve both producers and buyers.

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It's a cartel. 95% of Canada's syrup comes from members of the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers. They manage the reserve, govern quality standards, and set the price. They also set strict quotas.

https://ppaq.ca/en/our-organization/operation-and-regulation...

Now I'm imagining submarines full of illicit maple syrup

You joke, but maple syrup smuggling is a thing . . . https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35028380

Yes, it should work as a buffer against shocks.

which allows places like mcdonalds to use it as the price and supply is stable

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