News Release
June 2013

Maple Syrup Production
Nationally, maple syrup production in 2013 totaled 3.25 million gallons, up 70 percent from 2012. In 2012, prevailing high temperatures limited sap flow. The number of taps is estimated at 10.6 million, 8 percent above the 2012 total of 9.77 million. Yield per tap is estimated to be 0.308 gallons, up 58 percent from the previous season’s revised 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 U.S. average price per gallon was $39.10, up $1.20 from the 2011 price of $37.90. The U.S. value of production, at $74.6 million for 2012, was down 30 percent from the previous season.

Maple Syrup: Taps, Yield, and Production By State and United States, 2011-2013
Number of taps State 2011 CT ME MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI US 71 1,470 245 495 420 2,011 405 503 3,300 660 9,580 2012 (1,000 taps) 70 1,500 250 430 440 2,070 410 501 3,500 600 9,771 2013 78 1,500 280 490 460 2,200 440 583 3,800 740 10,571 2011 0.239 0.245 0.253 0.248 0.286 0.280 0.309 0.254 0.345 0.235 0.292 2012 (gallons) 0.157 0.240 0.160 0.151 0.173 0.174 0.244 0.192 0.214 0.083 0.195 2013 0.256 0.300 0.225 0.302 0.270 0.261 0.352 0.230 0.347 0.358 0.308 2011 17 360 62 123 120 564 125 128 1,140 155 2,794 2012 (1,000 gallons) 11 360 40 65 76 360 100 96 750 50 1,908 2013 20 450 63 148 124 574 155 134 1,320 265 3,253 Yield per tap Production

Maple Syrup: Price, Value and Sap/Syrup By State and United States, 2010-20131
Average Price per gallon State 2010 2011 2012 63.40 33.00 51.50 51.60 52.50 43.50 42.50 39.40 35.50 45.60 39.10 2010 630 10,553 1,639 3,690 4,820 12,293 2,776 2,268 30,260 4,622 73,551 2011 (1,000 dollars) 1,241 12,240 3,534 5,387 5,880 22,052 5,038 5,120 39,900 5,627 106,019 2012 697 11,880 2,060 3,354 3,990 15,660 4,250 3,782 26,625 2,280 74,578 2013 gallons 46 35 46 45 48 46 46 46 46 34 (1,000 taps) CT 70.00 73.00 ME 33.50 34.00 MA 56.50 57.00 MI 45.00 43.80 NH 55.40 49.00 NY 39.40 39.10 OH 42.70 40.30 PA 42.00 40.00 VT 34.00 35.00 WI 39.50 36.30 US 37.50 37.90 1 Price and value for 2013 is not available until June 2014. Value of production Sap/Syrup Ratio

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Maple Syrup: Percent of Sales by Type and State, 2011-2012
State CT ME MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI Retail 2011 (percent) 70 4 55 45 50 29 42 43 15 30 2012 (percent) 47 2 39 60 50 36 48 32 15 39 2011 (percent) 15 4 30 15 10 11 17 27 5 13 Wholesale 2012 (percent) 16 3 33 24 25 14 14 13 5 18 2011 (percent) 15 92 15 40 40 60 41 30 80 57 Bulk 2012 (percent) 37 95 28 16 25 50 38 55 80 43

Maple Syrup: Price by Type of Sales and Size of Container by State, 2011-2012 1
Type and State Retail CT ME MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI Gallons 2011 (dollars) 57.00 53.10 50.80 45.50 51.30 44.70 41.70 41.00 44.70 39.00 2012 (dollars) 62.90 56.20 51.90 46.00 53.20 43.70 41.50 42.60 46.10 44.60 ½ Gallons 2011 (dollars) 34.80 30.80 30.00 24.60 27.30 25.00 24.90 23.20 26.20 23.50 2012 (dollars) 36.00 30.40 29.10 25.70 30.10 24.80 24.80 23.30 26.20 26.80 Quarts 2011 (dollars) 19.00 16.60 18.50 13.70 17.20 15.60 15.10 13.90 15.70 12.30 2012 (dollars) 21.00 16.60 17.80 14.90 18.50 15.40 15.10 13.60 16.90 15.00 2011 (dollars) 13.10 10.00 11.30 8.40 10.10 9.40 8.90 8.00 9.70 7.40 Pints 2012 (dollars) 13.00 9.60 11.10 9.30 10.60 9.60 9.30 8.30 9.60 8.40 ½ Pints 2011 (dollars 8.70 5.90 8.40 5.20 5.80 6.05 6.80 5.00 5.90 5.30 2012 (dollars) 7.75 6.00 7.45 6.70 6.20 6.00 5.90 5.05 6.20 5.20

Wholesale CT (D) 56.90 25.00 34.10 14.00 16.40 8.00 ME 42.70 42.40 24.00 22.80 12.10 12.90 7.00 MA 45.70 40.80 24.40 24.70 13.70 13.90 8.30 MI 33.80 36.80 23.00 24.10 12.60 12.30 7.30 NH 38.70 37.90 23.30 23.20 13.20 12.50 8.20 NY 37.50 43.80 22.70 24.30 12.50 14.30 6.90 OH 36.00 37.20 22.70 20.00 13.10 12.50 7.90 PA 35.90 39.20 21.90 20.30 12.70 12.10 6.90 VT 39.40 40.50 23.90 24.10 13.70 13.70 8.10 WI 40.30 36.20 23.50 24.30 11.90 13.40 6.70 1 Prices for 2013 are not available until June 2014. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

8.60 7.40 7.40 7.20 7.30 8.45 7.00 6.65 8.10 8.00

5.10 4.30 5.20 4.50 4.60 4.75 5.00 4.00 5.00 4.10

5.10 5.10 4.70 4.50 4.30 5.65 4.20 4.50 4.80 4.90

Maple Syrup: Bulk Price – States, 2011-2012 1
Type and State 2011 (dollars per pound) CT ME MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI
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Bulk all grades 2012 (dollars per pound) 2.70 2.90 2.69 2.60 2.55 2.71 2.70 2.66 2.75 2.70 2011 (dollars per gallon) (D) 32.00 27.60 28.80 29.20 29.10 29.90 28.40 30.30 29.50

Bulk all grades 2012 (dollars per gallon) 29.70 32.00 29.70 29.10 28.10 29.80 30.20 29.30 30.30 29.50

(D) 2.90 2.50 2.60 2.65 2.64 2.70 2.57 2.75 2.70

Prices for 2013 are not available until June 2014. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Maple Syrup: Bulk Price by Grade, 2011-2012
Grade A State Light Amber 2011 2012 (dollars per pound) 2.90 2.90 2.79 2.81 2.80 2.85 Medium Amber 2011 2012 (dollars per pound) 2.90 2.90 2.73 2.85 2.80 2.80 Dark Amber 2011 2012 (dollars per pound) 2.85 2.85 2.61 2.70 2.70 2.70 2011 2012 (dollars per pound) 2.60 2.60 2.23 2.36 2.35 2.30 Grades B and C

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Maple Syrup Season: States and United States, 2011-2013
State Date season opened 2011 Feb 2 Feb 12 Jan 31 Feb 13 Feb 14 Jan 10 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 1 Feb 2 (X) 2012 (date) Jan 5 Feb 4 Jan 29 Jan 29 Feb 2 Jan 10 Jan 20 Jan 9 Jan 18 Jan 25 (X)
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Date season closed 2013 Jan 2 Jan 13 Jan 8 Feb 8 Jan 30 Jan 1 Jan 4 Jan 10 Jan 8 Feb 15 (X) 2011 Apr 21 May 6 Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 30 Apr 27 Apr 11 Apr 28 Apr 30 May 7 (X) 2012 (date) Mar 30 May 7 Mar 30 Apr 2 Apr 21 Apr 26 Mar 30 Apr 20 May 2 Apr 25 (X)

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Average season length 2013 Apr 28 Apr 30 Apr 15 Apr 29 Apr 26 May 1 Apr 18 May 8 May 1 May 28 (X) 2011 32 34 31 29 32 33 31 33 36 28 32 2012 (days) 32 29 24 18 25 24 26 26 26 10 24

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2013 41 39 36 32 38 40 37 39 41 29 37

CT ME MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI US

1 Approximately the first day that sap was collected. 2 Approximately the last day sap was collected. 3 The average number of days that sap was collected. (X) Not applicable.

Maple Syrup: Average Open and Close Season Dates - States and United States, 2011-2013
State Season Opened 2011 Feb 24 Mar 10 Mar 4 Mar 8 Mar 7 Mar 5 Feb 24 Feb 26 Mar 9 Mar 15 (X) 2012 (date) Feb 9 Feb 28 Feb 19 Feb 26 Feb 24 Feb 21 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 25 Mar 8 (X)
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Season Closed 2013 Feb 12 Mar 4 Feb 26 Mar 9 Feb 28 Feb 27 Feb 20 Feb 26 Mar 3 Mar 25 (X) 2011 Mar 28 Apr 13 Apr 4 Apr 6 Apr 8 Apr 7 Mar 27 Mar 31 Apr 14 Apr 12 (X) 2012

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2013 Mar 25 Apr 12 Apr 3 Apr 10 Apr 7 Apr 9 Mar 29 Apr 5 Apr 13 Apr 23 (X)

CT ME MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI US
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(date) Mar 12 Mar 28 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 20 Mar 16 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 22 Mar 18 (X)

Approximate average opened date based on reported data. 2 Approximate average closed date based on reported data. (X) Not applicable.

United States Maple Production, 2013 Gallons and Percent by State
Wisconsin 265,000 8% Connecticut 20,000 Maine 1% 450,000 14% New Hampshire 124,000 4% Massachusetts 63,000 2% New York 574,000 18%

Pennsylvania 134,000 4% Ohio 155,000 5%

Michigan 148,000 4%

Vermont 1,320,000 40%

United States Maple Total = 3,253,000 Gallons

production in 2013 totaled 2.69 million gallons, up 59 percent from 2012’s production of 1.69 million gallons. Vermont remained the top Maple State in the Northeastern Region and the Nation, producing 40.6 percent of the United States’ maple syrup. Taps in Northeastern Region totaled 8.90 million, up 7 percent from last year and accounted for 84 percent of the Nation’s maple taps.

Northeastern Region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont): The Northeastern Region’s maple syrup

The 2013 maple syrup season in the Northeastern Region was considered mostly favorable. The long 2013 maple syrup season offered several instances of warm days and cool nights, resulting in a significant increase in the Northeastern Region’s maple syrup production. Producers did report an extended freeze period in March. A very few number of operations reported that the weather was too warm. The number of taps was up in each of the states in the region, except for Maine which was unchanged from last year. The season started and ended later for most of the maple syrup producers compared to last year. The average season lasted two weeks longer in the Northeastern Region than it lasted in 2012. The maple season lasted 5 to 6 weeks in average with several reports of sap flowing for over 2 months. Persistently cool temperatures in March and April delayed budding of maple trees, a welcomed relief after record-breaking heat waves ruined last year’s season for most producers.

Northeastern Region 2012 PRICES AND SALES: The average equivalent price per

gallon for maple syrup varies widely across the Region depending on the percentage sold retail, wholesale, or bulk. The 2012 all sales equivalent price per gallon in Connecticut averaged $63.40, down $9.60; Maine averaged $33.00, down $1.00; Massachusetts averaged $51.50, down $5.50; New Hampshire averaged $52.50, up $3.50; New York averaged $43.50, up $4.40; Pennsylvania averaged $39.40, down $0.60 and Vermont averaged $35.50, up $0.50. The high percentage of bulk sales in Vermont and Maine kept average prices below the other States.

-# Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.nass.usda.gov. This release is a combined effort of: New England Field Office New York Field Office 53 Pleasant Street, Room 2100 10B Airline Drive Concord, NH 03301 Albany, NY 12235 Phone: (603)224-9639 (518) 457-5570 Northeastern Regional Field Office 4050 Crums Mill Road, Suite 203 Harrisburg, PA 17112 Phone: (717) 787-3904