Massive Jump in Maple Syrup Output
WASHINGTON - Jun 12/13 - SNS -- The 2013 United States maple syrup production totaled 3.25 million gallons, up 70% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest crop report.
In 2012, prevailing high temperatures limited sap flow. The number of taps is estimated at 10.6 million, 8% above the 2012 total of 9.77 million. Yield per tap is estimated to be 0.308 gallon, up 58% from the previous season's yield.
All States showed an increase in production from the previous year. Cool temperatures in the early spring months delayed budding of maple trees which contributed to a longer season of sap flow than last year. The earliest sap flow reported was January 1 in New York. The latest sap flow reported to open the season was February 15 in Wisconsin. On average, the season lasted 37 days, compared with 24 days in 2012.
The 2012 United States average price per gallon was $39.10, up $1.20 from the 2011 price of $37.90. Value of production, at $74.6 million for 2012, was down 30% from the previous season.
Maple Syrup Taps, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2011-2013
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: Number of taps : Yield per tap : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: ----- 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
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United States : 9,580 9,771 10,571 0.292 0.195 0.308 2,794 1,908 3,253
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Maple Syrup Price and Value - States and United States: 2011-2013
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Average price per gallon : Value of production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 1/ : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 1/
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: --------- dollars -------- ------ 1,000 dollars ------
:
Connecticut ..: 73.00 63.40 1,241 697
Maine ........: 34.00 33.00 12,240 11,880
Massachusetts : 57.00 51.50 3,534 2,060
Michigan .....: 43.80 51.60 5,387 3,354
New Hampshire : 49.00 52.50 5,880 3,990
New York .....: 39.10 43.50 22,052 15,660
Ohio .........: 40.30 42.50 5,038 4,250
Pennsylvania .: 40.00 39.40 5,120 3,782
Vermont ......: 35.00 35.50 39,900 26,625
Wisconsin ....: 36.30 45.60 5,627 2,280
:
United States : 37.90 39.10 106,019 74,578
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1/ Price and value for 2013 will be published in "Crop Production" released June
2014.
Maple Syrup Season - States and United States: 2011-2013
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: Date season : Date season : Average season
: opened 1/ : closed 2/ : length 3/
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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:-------------------- date -------------------- ------ days ------
:
Connecticut ..: Feb 2 Jan 5 Jan 2 Apr 21 Mar 30 Apr 28 32 32 41
Maine ........:Feb 12 Feb 4 Jan 13 May 6 May 7 Apr 30 34 29 39
Massachusetts :Jan 31 Jan 29 Jan 8 Apr 27 Mar 30 Apr 15 31 24 36
Michigan .....:Feb 13 Jan 29 Feb 8 Apr 28 Apr 2 Apr 29 29 18 32
New Hampshire :Feb 14 Feb 2 Jan 30 Apr 30 Apr 21 Apr 26 32 25 38
New York .....:Jan 10 Jan 10 Jan 1 Apr 27 Apr 26 May 1 33 24 40
Ohio .........: Feb 2 Jan 20 Jan 4 Apr 11 Mar 30 Apr 18 31 26 37
Pennsylvania .: Feb 3 Jan 9 Jan 10 Apr 28 Apr 20 May 8 33 26 39
Vermont ......: Feb 1 Jan 18 Jan 8 Apr 30 May 2 May 1 36 26 41
Wisconsin ....: Feb 2 Jan 25 Feb 15 May 7 Apr 25 May 28 28 10 29
:
United States : (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 32 24 37
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(X) Not applicable.
1/ Approximately the first day that sap was collected.
2/ Approximately the last day that sap was collected.
3/ The average number of days that sap was collected.
Maple Syrup Average Open and Close Season Dates - States and
United States: 2011-2013
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: Season Opened 1/ : Season Closed 2/
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: date
:
Connecticut ..: Feb 24 Feb 9 Feb 12 Mar 28 Mar 12 Mar 25
Maine ........: Mar 10 Feb 28 Mar 4 Apr 13 Mar 28 Apr 12
Massachusetts : Mar 4 Feb 19 Feb 26 Apr 4 Mar 14 Apr 3
Michigan .....: Mar 8 Feb 26 Mar 9 Apr 6 Mar 15 Apr 10
New Hampshire : Mar 7 Feb 24 Feb 28 Apr 8 Mar 20 Apr 7
New York .....: Mar 5 Feb 21 Feb 27 Apr 7 Mar 16 Apr 9
Ohio .........: Feb 24 Feb 15 Feb 20 Mar 27 Mar 12 Mar 29
Pennsylvania .: Feb 26 Feb 16 Feb 26 Mar 31 Mar 13 Apr 5
Vermont ......: Mar 9 Feb 25 Mar 3 Apr 14 Mar 22 Apr 13
Wisconsin ....: Mar 15 Mar 8 Mar 25 Apr 12 Mar 18 Apr 23
:
United States : (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
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(X) Not applicable.
1/ Approximate average opened date based on reported data.
2/ Approximate average closed date based on reported data.
Maple Syrup Price by Type of Sale and Size of Container - States: 2011 and 2012
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: Gallon : 1/2 Gallon : Quart : Pint : 1/2 Pint
Type and State:---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012
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: dollars
:
Retail :
Connecticut ..:57.00 62.90 34.80 36.00 19.00 21.00 13.10 13.00 8.70 7.75
Maine ........:53.10 56.20 30.80 30.40 16.60 16.60 10.00 9.60 5.90 6.00
Massachusetts :50.80 51.90 30.00 29.10 18.50 17.80 11.30 11.10 8.40 7.45
Michigan .....:45.50 46.00 24.60 25.70 13.70 14.90 8.40 9.30 5.20 6.70
New Hampshire :51.30 53.20 27.30 30.10 17.20 18.50 10.10 10.60 5.80 6.20
New York .....:44.70 43.70 25.00 24.80 15.60 15.40 9.40 9.60 6.05 6.00
Ohio .........:41.70 41.50 24.90 24.80 15.10 15.10 8.90 9.30 6.80 5.90
Pennsylvania .:41.00 42.60 23.20 23.30 13.90 13.60 8.00 8.30 5.00 5.05
Vermont ......:44.70 46.10 26.20 26.20 15.70 16.90 9.70 9.60 5.90 6.20
Wisconsin ....:39.00 44.60 23.50 26.80 12.30 15.00 7.40 8.40 5.30 5.20
:
Wholesale :
Connecticut ..: (D) 56.90 25.00 34.10 14.00 16.40 8.00 8.60 5.10 5.10
Maine ........:42.70 42.40 24.00 22.80 12.10 12.90 7.00 7.40 4.30 5.10
Massachusetts :45.70 40.80 24.40 24.70 13.70 13.90 8.30 7.40 5.20 4.70
Michigan .....:33.80 36.80 23.00 24.10 12.60 12.30 7.30 7.20 4.50 4.50
New Hampshire :38.70 37.90 23.30 23.20 13.20 12.50 8.20 7.30 4.60 4.30
New York .....:37.50 43.80 22.70 24.30 12.50 14.30 6.90 8.45 4.75 5.65
Ohio .........:36.00 37.20 22.70 20.00 13.10 12.50 7.90 7.00 5.00 4.20
Pennsylvania .:35.90 39.20 21.90 20.30 12.70 12.10 6.90 6.65 4.00 4.50
Vermont ......:39.40 40.50 23.90 24.10 13.70 13.70 8.10 8.10 5.00 4.80
Wisconsin ....:40.30 36.20 23.50 24.30 11.90 13.40 6.70 8.00 4.10 4.90
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Maple Syrup Bulk Price - States: 2011 and 2012
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: Bulk all grades : Bulk all grades
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012
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: dollars per pound dollars per gallon
:
Connecticut ..: (D) 2.70 (D) 29.70
Maine ........: 2.90 2.90 32.00 32.00
Massachusetts : 2.50 2.69 27.60 29.70
Michigan .....: 2.60 2.60 28.80 29.10
New Hampshire : 2.65 2.55 29.20 28.10
New York .....: 2.64 2.71 29.10 29.80
Ohio .........: 2.70 2.70 29.90 30.20
Pennsylvania .: 2.57 2.66 28.40 29.30
Vermont ......: 2.75 2.75 30.30 30.30
Wisconsin ....: 2.70 2.70 29.50 29.50
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Maple Syrup Percent of Sales by Type - States: 2011 and 2012
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: Retail : Wholesale : Bulk
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012
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: -- percent -- -- percent -- -- percent --
:
Connecticut ..: 70 47 15 16 15 37
Maine ........: 4 2 4 3 92 95
Massachusetts : 55 39 30 33 15 28
Michigan .....: 45 60 15 24 40 16
New Hampshire : 50 50 10 25 40 25
New York .....: 29 36 11 14 60 50
Ohio .........: 42 48 17 14 41 38
Pennsylvania .: 43 32 27 13 30 55
Vermont ......: 15 15 5 5 80 80
Wisconsin ....: 30 39 13 18 57 43
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