Maple Syrup Output Fell 15%
WASHINGTON - Jun 9/23 - SNS -- The 2023 United States maple syrup production totaled 4.18 million gallons, down 15% from the previous season, reports the USDA.
The number of taps totaled 13.4 million, down 4% from the 2022 total. Yield per tap was 0.311 gallon, down 0.042 gallon from the previous season.
The 2022 United States average price per gallon was $34.70, down $1.20 from 2021. Value of production, at $172 million for 2022, was up 28% from the 2021 season.
Maple Syrup Taps, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2021-2023
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: Number of taps : Yield per tap : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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:----- 1,000 taps ----- ------ gallons ------ --- 1,000 gallons ---
:
Maine ............: 1,960 1,860 1,880 0.262 0.341 0.250 514 634 470
Michigan .........: 550 560 590 0.273 0.336 0.330 150 188 195
New Hampshire ....: 530 500 460 0.240 0.308 0.302 127 154 139
New York .........: 2,900 2,800 2,500 0.223 0.291 0.300 647 815 750
Pennsylvania .....: 745 710 675 0.226 0.219 0.263 168 155 178
Vermont ..........: 6,500 6,650 6,350 0.269 0.384 0.322 1,750 2,554 2,045
Wisconsin ........: 900 920 985 0.406 0.481 0.408 365 443 402
:
United States ....:14,085 14,000 13,440 0.264 0.353 0.311 3,721 4,943 4,179
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Maple Syrup Price and Value - States and United States: 2021-2023
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: Average price per gallon : Value of production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 1/ : 2021 : 2022 : 2023 1/
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: --------- dollars -------- ------ 1,000 dollars ------
:
Maine ............: 38.60 34.90 19,840 22,127
Michigan .........: 46.30 37.10 6,945 6,975
New Hampshire ....: 64.90 52.20 8,242 8,039
New York .........: 37.80 37.50 24,457 30,563
Pennsylvania .....: 36.20 34.90 6,082 5,410
Vermont ..........: 32.00 33.10 56,000 84,537
Wisconsin ........: 33.10 31.40 12,082 13,910
:
United States ....: 35.90 34.70 133,648 171,561
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1/ Price and value for 2023 will be published in "Crop Production" released June 2024.
Maple Syrup Sales by Type - States: 2021 and 2022
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: Retail : Wholesale : Bulk : Value Added
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/
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: 1,000 gallons 1,000 gallons 1,000 gallons 1,000 gallons
:
Maine ............: (NA) 30 (NA) 74 (NA) 527 (NA) 3
Michigan .........: (NA) 59 (NA) 68 (NA) 52 (NA) 9
New Hampshire ....: (NA) 51 (NA) 76 (NA) 22 (NA) 6
New York .........: (NA) 171 (NA) 158 (NA) 447 (NA) 38
Pennsylvania .....: (NA) 38 (NA) 34 (NA) 73 (NA) 9
Vermont ..........: (NA) 235 (NA) 197 (NA) 2,092 (NA) 31
Wisconsin ........: (NA) 35 (NA) 76 (NA) 330 (NA) 2
:
United States ....: (NA) 619 (NA) 683 (NA) 3,543 (NA) 98
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates began in 2022.
Maple Syrup Retail and Wholesale Price - States: 2021 and 2022
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: Retail : Wholesale
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/
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: dollars per gallon dollars per gallon
:
Maine ............: (NA) 63.00 (NA) 39.60
Michigan .........: (NA) 50.80 (NA) 31.90
New Hampshire ....: (NA) 59.60 (NA) 54.90
New York .........: (NA) 53.00 (NA) 43.60
Pennsylvania .....: (NA) 45.40 (NA) 38.60
Vermont ..........: (NA) 54.00 (NA) 37.30
Wisconsin ........: (NA) 52.70 (NA) 35.70
:
United States ....: (NA) 53.70 (NA) 40.30
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates began in 2022.
Maple Syrup Bulk Price - States: 2021 and 2022
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: Bulk all grades : Bulk all grades
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022
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: dollars per pound -- dollars per gallon --
:
Maine ............: 3.20 2.96 35.10 32.60
Michigan .........: 2.40 2.58 26.80 28.40
New Hampshire ....: 2.40 2.33 26.40 25.70
New York .........: 2.40 2.67 26.70 29.40
Pennsylvania .....: 2.50 2.51 27.60 27.70
Vermont ..........: 2.60 2.75 28.30 30.30
Wisconsin ........: 2.50 2.56 27.40 28.20
:
United States ....: (NA) 2.70 (NA) 30.20
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(NA) Not available.
Maple Syrup Grade - States: 2021 and 2022
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: Grade A : Processing Grade
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/
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: ------- gallons ------- ------- gallon -------
:
Maine ............: (NA) 586,199 (NA) 44,801
Michigan .........: (NA) 165,217 (NA) 13,783
New Hampshire ....: (NA) 137,080 (NA) 11,920
New York .........: (NA) 739,528 (NA) 36,472
Pennsylvania .....: (NA) 134,270 (NA) 10,730
Vermont ..........: (NA) 2,188,308 (NA) 335,692
Wisconsin ........: (NA) 414,540 (NA) 26,460
:
United States ....: (NA) 4,365,142 (NA) 479,858
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates began in 2022.
Maple Sap Sales and Price - States: 2021 and 2022
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: Sap Sales : Sap Price
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/
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: --- 1,000 gallons --- dollars per gallon
:
Maine ............: (NA) (D) (NA) (D)
Michigan .........: (NA) (D) (NA) (D)
New Hampshire ....: (NA) 60 (NA) 0.27
New York .........: (NA) 794 (NA) 0.52
Pennsylvania .....: (NA) 108 (NA) 0.35
Vermont ..........: (NA) 4,634 (NA) 0.90
Wisconsin ........: (NA) 1,487 (NA) 0.29
:
Other States 2/ ..: (NA) 104 (NA) 1.55
:
United States ....: (NA) 7,187 (NA) 0.70
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates began in 2022.
2/ Includes data withheld above.
Maple Syrup Season - States and United States: 2021-2023
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: Date season : Date season : Average season
: opened 1/ : closed 2/ : length 3/
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 :2023 4/: 2021 : 2022 :2023 4/: 2021 : 2022 :2023 4/
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:-------------------- date ------------------- ------- days ------
:
Maine ............:Feb 15 Feb 5 (NA) Apr 30 May 30 (NA) 31 36 (NA)
Michigan .........: Feb 1 Feb 16 (NA) Apr 14 Apr 30 (NA) 25 30 (NA)
New Hampshire ....:Jan 11 Feb 4 (NA) Apr 16 Apr 28 (NA) 26 36 (NA)
New York .........: Jan 1 Jan 1 (NA) May 4 May 2 (NA) 29 33 (NA)
Pennsylvania .....: Jan 4 Feb 4 (NA) Apr 15 Apr 22 (NA) 25 27 (NA)
Vermont ..........:Jan 25 Jan 1 (NA) Apr 23 May 16 (NA) 28 40 (NA)
Wisconsin ........:Feb 20 Feb 20 (NA) Apr 10 May 3 (NA) 25 34 (NA)
:
United States ....: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 27 34 (NA)
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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.
4/ Estimates discontinued beginning in 2023.
Maple Syrup Average Open and Close Season Dates - States and
United States: 2021-2023
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: Season Opened 1/ : Season Closed 2/
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 3/ : 2021 : 2022 : 2023 3/
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: date
:
Maine ............: Mar 6 Mar 4 (NA) Apr 6 Apr 9 (NA)
Michigan .........: Mar 2 Mar 9 (NA) Mar 28 Apr 8 (NA)
New Hampshire ....: Mar 6 Feb 27 (NA) Apr 1 Apr 4 (NA)
New York .........: Mar 4 Feb 28 (NA) Apr 2 Apr 2 (NA)
Pennsylvania .....: Feb 27 Feb 24 (NA) Mar 24 Mar 23 (NA)
Vermont ..........: Mar 8 Feb 28 (NA) Apr 5 Apr 9 (NA)
Wisconsin ........: Mar 6 Mar 18 (NA) Mar 31 Apr 20 (NA)
:
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.
3/ Estimates discontinued beginning in 2023.
Maple Syrup Price by Type of Sale and Size of Container - States: 2021 and 2022
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: Gallon : 1/2 Gallon : Quart : Pint : 1/2 Pint
Type and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 :2022 1/: 2021 :2022 1/: 2021 :2022 1/: 2021 :2022 1/: 2021 :2022 1/
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: dollars
:
Retail :
Maine ............: 61.40 (NA) 32.70 (NA) 18.10 (NA) 10.60 (NA) 6.50 (NA)
Michigan .........: 47.70 (NA) 28.40 (NA) 14.70 (NA) 9.60 (NA) 6.80 (NA)
New Hampshire ....: 65.50 (NA) 35.10 (NA) 19.90 (NA) 11.40 (NA) 7.50 (NA)
New York .........: 45.60 (NA) 25.20 (NA) 17.00 (NA) 9.60 (NA) 5.70 (NA)
Pennsylvania .....: 41.30 (NA) 24.30 (NA) 14.20 (NA) 8.85 (NA) 5.00 (NA)
Vermont ..........: 46.30 (NA) 27.80 (NA) 16.20 (NA) 11.40 (NA) 7.10 (NA)
Wisconsin ........: 45.20 (NA) 26.30 (NA) 14.60 (NA) 8.80 (NA) 6.00 (NA)
:
Wholesale :
Maine ............: 48.30 (NA) 24.80 (NA) 14.50 (NA) 7.90 (NA) (D) (NA)
Michigan .........: 37.60 (NA) 24.90 (NA) 14.60 (NA) 8.50 (NA) 5.70 (NA)
New Hampshire ....: 48.20 (NA) 28.80 (NA) 14.20 (NA) 8.25 (NA) (D) (NA)
New York .........: 41.50 (NA) 23.80 (NA) 14.10 (NA) 9.10 (NA) 4.60 (NA)
Pennsylvania .....: 39.80 (NA) 20.30 (NA) 13.40 (NA) 7.90 (NA) 4.40 (NA)
Vermont ..........: 37.90 (NA) 22.30 (NA) 13.80 (NA) 8.50 (NA) 5.10 (NA)
Wisconsin ........: 40.70 (NA) 25.70 (NA) 13.20 (NA) 7.50 (NA) 4.60 (NA)
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates discontinued beginning in 2022.
Maple Syrup Percent of Sales by Type - States: 2021 and 2022
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: Retail : Wholesale : Bulk
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/
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: --- percent -- --- percent -- --- percent --
:
Maine ............: 6 (NA) 12 (NA) 82 (NA)
Michigan .........: 27 (NA) 15 (NA) 58 (NA)
New Hampshire ....: 71 (NA) 14 (NA) 15 (NA)
New York .........: 24 (NA) 13 (NA) 63 (NA)
Pennsylvania .....: 30 (NA) 14 (NA) 56 (NA)
Vermont ..........: 10 (NA) 4 (NA) 86 (NA)
Wisconsin ........: 13 (NA) 5 (NA) 82 (NA)
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates discontinued beginning in 2022.
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