WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- The 2012 United States maple syrup production totaled 1.91 million gallons, down 32% from last year, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012.
The number of taps is estimated at 9.77 million, 2% above the 2011 total of 9.58 million. Yield per tap is estimated at 0.195 gallon, down 33% from the previous season. All States, with the exception of Maine, showed a decrease in production from 2011.
Maple Syrup Taps, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010-2012 [Estimates for 2012 are carried forward from the June 2012 "Crop Production". Any revisions will appear in the June 2013 "Crop Production"] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of taps : Yield per tap : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 taps ------ -------- gallons -------- ----- 1,000 gallons ----- : Connecticut ..: 75 71 70 0.120 0.239 0.157 9 17 11 Maine ........: 1,470 1,470 1,500 0.214 0.245 0.240 315 360 360 Massachusetts : 250 245 250 0.116 0.253 0.160 29 62 40 Michigan .....: 490 495 430 0.167 0.248 0.151 82 123 65 New Hampshire : 420 420 440 0.207 0.286 0.173 87 120 76 New York .....: 1,903 2,011 2,070 0.164 0.280 0.174 312 564 360 Ohio .........: 385 405 410 0.169 0.309 0.244 65 125 100 Pennsylvania .: 465 503 501 0.116 0.254 0.192 54 128 96 Vermont ......: 3,150 3,300 3,500 0.283 0.345 0.214 890 1,140 750 Wisconsin ....: 650 660 600 0.180 0.235 0.083 117 155 50 : United States : 9,258 9,580 9,771 0.212 0.292 0.195 1,960 2,794 1,908 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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