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Maple Syrup Yield Jumps

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/22 - SNS -- The 2022 United States maple syrup production totalled 5.03 million gallons, up 35% from the previous season, according to the USDA.

The number of taps totalled 14.3 million, up 2% from the 2021 total. Yield per tap was 0.352 gallon, up 0.088 gallon from the previous season.

The earliest sap flow reported was January 1 in New York and Vermont. The latest sap flow reported to open the season was February 20 in Wisconsin. On average, the season lasted 34 days, compared with 27 days in 2021. The 2021 United States average price per gallon was $35.90, up $3.90 from 2020. Value of production, at $134 million for 2021, was up 1% from the 2020 season.

   Maple Syrup Taps, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020-2022
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					 :    Number of taps     :     Yield per tap     :      Production
		  State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
					 : 2020  : 2021  : 2022  : 2020  : 2021  : 2022  : 2020  : 2021  : 2022
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					 :----- 1,000 taps -----   ------ gallons ------   --- 1,000 gallons ---
					 :
   Maine ............: 1,970   1,960   1,970   0.299   0.262   0.341     590     514     672
   Michigan .........:   570     550     570   0.298   0.273   0.333     170     150     190
   New Hampshire ....:   530     530     540   0.291   0.240   0.309     154     127     167
   New York .........: 2,800   2,900   2,900   0.287   0.223   0.291     804     647     845
   Pennsylvania .....:   740     745     750   0.241   0.226   0.219     178     168     164
   Vermont ..........: 5,700   6,500   6,650   0.342   0.269   0.383   1,950   1,750   2,550
   Wisconsin ........:   780     900     920   0.340   0.406   0.478     265     365     440
					 :
   United States ....:13,090  14,085  14,300   0.314   0.264   0.352   4,111   3,721   5,028
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   Maple Syrup Price and Value - States and United States: 2020-2022
   [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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					 :     Average price per gallon      :        Value of production
		  State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
					 :   2020    :   2021    :  2022 1/  :   2020    :   2021    :  2022 1/
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					 :   --------- dollars --------         ------ 1,000 dollars ------
					 :
   Maine ............:   34.90       38.60                   20,591      19,840
   Michigan .........:   48.60       46.30                    8,262       6,945
   New Hampshire ....:   52.10       64.90                    8,023       8,242
   New York .........:   34.40       37.80                   27,658      24,457
   Pennsylvania .....:   38.40       36.20                    6,835       6,082
   Vermont ..........:   27.00       32.00                   52,650      56,000
   Wisconsin ........:   29.10       33.10                    7,712      12,082
					 :
   United States ....:   32.00       35.90                  131,731     133,648
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   1/ Price and value for 2022 will be published in "Crop Production" released June 2023.
   Maple Syrup Season - States and United States: 2020-2022
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					 :      Date season      :      Date season      :    Average season
					 :       opened 1/       :       closed 2/       :       length 3/
		  State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
					 : 2020  : 2021  : 2022  : 2020  : 2021  : 2022  : 2020  : 2021  : 2022
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					 :-------------------- date --------------------    ------ days ------
					 :
   Maine ............: Feb 2  Feb 15   Feb 5   May 5  Apr 30  May 30    39      31      36
   Michigan .........: Feb 2   Feb 1  Feb 16  Apr 25  Apr 14  Apr 30    29      25      30
   New Hampshire ....: Jan 5  Jan 11   Feb 4  Apr 28  Apr 16  Apr 28    35      26      36
   New York .........: Jan 2   Jan 1   Jan 1  Apr 30   May 4   May 2    37      29      33
   Pennsylvania .....:Jan 12   Jan 4   Feb 4  Apr 10  Apr 15  Apr 22    31      25      27
   Vermont ..........: Jan 8  Jan 25   Jan 1  Apr 30  Apr 23  May 16    38      28      40
   Wisconsin ........:Feb 15  Feb 20  Feb 20  Apr 26  Apr 10   May 3    29      25      34
					 :
   United States ....:  (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    34      27      34
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   (NA) Not available.
   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: 2020-2022
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					 :      Season Opened 1/       :      Season Closed 2/
		  State      :-----------------------------------------------------------
					 :  2020   :  2021   :  2022   :  2020   :  2021   :  2022
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					 :                           date
					 :
   Maine ............: Feb 29     Mar 6     Mar 4     Apr 8     Apr 6     Apr 9
   Michigan .........:  Mar 1     Mar 2     Mar 9    Mar 30    Mar 28     Apr 8
   New Hampshire ....: Feb 24     Mar 6    Feb 27    Mar 30     Apr 1     Apr 4
   New York .........: Feb 19     Mar 4    Feb 28    Mar 28     Apr 2     Apr 2
   Pennsylvania .....: Feb 18    Feb 27    Feb 24    Mar 20    Mar 24    Mar 23
   Vermont ..........: Feb 28     Mar 8    Feb 28     Apr 6     Apr 5     Apr 9
   Wisconsin ........:  Mar 7     Mar 6    Mar 18     Apr 4    Mar 31    Apr 20
					 :
   United States ....:   (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
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   (NA) Not available.
   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: 2020 and 2021
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					 :   Gallon    : 1/2 Gallon  :    Quart    :    Pint     :  1/2 Pint
	 Type and State  :---------------------------------------------------------------------
					 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021
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					 :                               dollars
					 :
   Retail            :
   Maine ............:53.00  61.40  31.20  32.70  19.20  18.10  10.20  10.60   6.70    6.50
   Michigan .........:48.50  47.70  28.30  28.40  16.30  14.70  10.80   9.60  10.00    6.80
   New Hampshire ....:58.00  65.50  31.70  35.10  18.60  19.90  10.70  11.40    (D)    7.50
   New York .........:48.10  45.60  27.60  25.20  16.60  17.00  10.60   9.60   7.10    5.70
   Pennsylvania .....:43.60  41.30  25.50  24.30  15.70  14.20   9.60   8.85   5.60    5.00
   Vermont ..........:45.50  46.30  25.10  27.80  15.60  16.20   9.30  11.40   6.10    7.10
   Wisconsin ........:41.30  45.20  22.30  26.30  11.90  14.60   7.40   8.80    (D)    6.00
					 :
   Wholesale         :
   Maine ............:46.20  48.30    (D)  24.80  13.70  14.50   7.80   7.90   4.80     (D)
   Michigan .........:42.60  37.60  22.80  24.90  11.90  14.60   7.80   8.50   6.60    5.70
   New Hampshire ....:45.50  48.20    (D)  28.80  12.70  14.20   6.90   8.25   4.10     (D)
   New York .........:40.60  41.50  23.30  23.80  13.80  14.10   9.40   9.10   5.70    4.60
   Pennsylvania .....:40.50  39.80  18.80  20.30  11.20  13.40   6.20   7.90   3.40    4.40
   Vermont ..........:40.20  37.90  22.80  22.30  12.70  13.80   6.30   8.50   3.80    5.10
   Wisconsin ........:37.20  40.70  22.90  25.70  12.10  13.20   6.50   7.50   5.10    4.60
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   (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
   Maple Syrup Bulk Price - States: 2020 and 2021
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					 :         Bulk all grades         :         Bulk all grades
		  State      :-------------------------------------------------------------------
					 :      2020      :      2021      :      2020      :      2021
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					 :        dollars per pound                dollars per gallon
					 :
   Maine ............:      2.26             3.20            24.90            35.10
   Michigan .........:      2.00             2.40            21.70            26.80
   New Hampshire ....:      2.05             2.40            22.60            26.40
   New York .........:      2.10             2.40            23.50            26.70
   Pennsylvania .....:      2.21             2.50            24.40            27.60
   Vermont ..........:      2.15             2.60            23.80            28.30
   Wisconsin ........:      2.10             2.50            23.20            27.40
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   Maple Syrup Percent of Sales by Type - States: 2020 and 2021
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					 :       Retail        :      Wholesale      :        Bulk
		  State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------
					 :   2020   :   2021   :   2020   :   2021   :   2020   :   2021
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					 :    -- percent --         -- percent --         -- percent --
					 :
   Maine ............:     3          6          6         12         91         82
   Michigan .........:    40         27         17         15         43         58
   New Hampshire ....:    35         71         48         14         17         15
   New York .........:    19         24         12         13         69         63
   Pennsylvania .....:    45         30          8         14         47         56
   Vermont ..........:     9         10          3          4         88         86
   Wisconsin ........:    17         13          6          5         77         82
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