WASHINGTON - Jan 10/14 - SNS -- The 2013 United States maple syrup production totaled 3.25 million gallons, up 70% from last year, according to the USDA's final production estimates for the 2013 crop.
The number of taps is estimated at 10.6 million, 8% above the 2012 total of 9.77 million. Yield per tap is estimated at 0.308 gallon, up 58% from the previous season. All States showed an increase in production from 2012.
Maple Syrup Taps, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2011-2013 [Estimates for 2013 are carried forward from the June 2013 "Crop Production". Any revisions will appear in the June 2014 "Crop Production"] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of taps : Yield per tap : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 taps ------ -------- gallons -------- ----- 1,000 gallons ----- : Connecticut ..: 71 70 78 0.239 0.157 0.256 17 11 20 Maine ........: 1,470 1,500 1,500 0.245 0.240 0.300 360 360 450 Massachusetts : 245 250 280 0.253 0.160 0.225 62 40 63 Michigan .....: 495 430 490 0.248 0.151 0.302 123 65 148 New Hampshire : 420 440 460 0.286 0.173 0.270 120 76 124 New York .....: 2,011 2,070 2,200 0.280 0.174 0.261 564 360 574 Ohio .........: 405 410 440 0.309 0.244 0.352 125 100 155 Pennsylvania .: 503 501 583 0.254 0.192 0.230 128 96 134 Vermont ......: 3,300 3,500 3,800 0.345 0.214 0.347 1,140 750 1,320 Wisconsin ....: 660 600 740 0.235 0.083 0.358 155 50 265 : United States : 9,580 9,771 10,571 0.292 0.195 0.308 2,794 1,908 3,253 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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