News Release Northeastern Regional Field Office 4050 Crums Mill Road, Suite 203 Harrisburg, PA

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1 United Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service News Release Northeastern Regional Field Office 4050 Crums Mill Road, Suite 203 Harrisburg, PA Results of a recent survey are contained in this release. You can also find it on our site at and click on the Pennsylvania Publications link. Contact: King Whetstone, nassrfoner@nass.usda.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maple Syrup Production June 11, Nationally, maple syrup production in 2014 totaled 3.17 million gallons, down 10 percent from In 2014, cold temperatures decreased season length. The number of taps is estimated at 11.4 million, down slightly from the 2013 total. Yield per tap is estimated to be gallons, down 10 percent from the previous season s yield. All s with the exception of Pennsylvania showed a decrease in production from the previous year. Cold temperatures contributed to a shorter season of sap flow than last year. The latest sap flow reported to open the season was March 8 in Wisconsin. On average, the season lasted 29 days, compared with 37 days in The 2013 U.S. average price per gallon was $37.40, down $1.70 from the 2012 price of $ The U.S. value of production, at $132 million for 2013, was up 77 percent from the previous season. Maple Syrup: Taps, Yield, and Production By and United s, Number of taps Yield per tap Production (1,000 taps) (gallons) (1,000 gallons) CT ME 1,500 1,880 1, MA MI NH NY 2,070 2,200 2, OH PA VT 3,500 4,200 4, ,480 1,320 WI US 9,771 11,361 11, ,908 3,523 3,167 1 Crop year 2012 numbers will undergo revisions to follow results from 2012 Census of Agriculture. Maple Syrup: Price and Value By and United s, Average Price per gallon Value of production (dollars) (1,000 dollars) CT , ,420 ME ,240 11,880 17,920 MA ,534 2,060 3,723 MI ,387 3,354 7,222 NH ,880 3,990 6,622 NY ,052 15,660 25,026 OH ,038 4,250 5,720 PA ,120 3,782 4,770 VT ,900 26,625 49,432 WI ,627 2,280 9,911 US ,019 74, ,766 1 Crop years 2011 and 2012 numbers will undergo revisions to follow results from 2012 Census of Agriculture. 2 Price and value for 2014 is not available until June 2015.

2 Maple Syrup: Percent of Sales by Type and, Retail Wholesale Bulk (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) CT ME MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI Percents of sales by type for 2014 are not available until June Maple Syrup: Price by Type of Sales and Size of Container by, Type and Gallons ½ Gallons Quarts Pints ½ Pints (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars (dollars) Retail CT ME MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI Wholesale CT (D) ME (D) (D) MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI Prices for 2014 are not available until June (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Maple Syrup: Bulk Price s, Type and Bulk all grades Bulk all grades (dollars per gallon) (dollars per gallon) CT 2.70 (D) (D) ME MA MI NH NY OH PA VT WI Prices for 2014 are not available until June (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Maple Syrup: Bulk Price by Grade, Grade A Light Amber Medium Amber Dark Amber Grades B and C ME NY VT

3 Maple Syrup Season: s and United s, Date season opened 1 Date season closed 2 Average season length (date) (date) (days) CT Jan 5 Jan 2 Jan 14 Mar 30 Apr 28 Apr ME Feb 4 Jan 13 Jan 14 May 7 Apr 30 May MA Jan 29 Jan 8 Feb 5 Mar 30 Apr 15 Apr MI Jan 29 Feb 8 Feb 19 Apr 2 Apr 29 May NH Feb 2 Jan 30 Jan 10 Apr 21 Apr 26 May NY Jan 10 Jan 1 Jan 10 Apr 26 May 1 May OH Jan 20 Jan 4 Jan 13 Mar 30 Apr 18 May PA Jan 9 Jan 10 Feb 5 Apr 20 May 8 Apr VT Jan 18 Jan 8 Jan 10 May 2 May 1 May WI Jan 25 Feb 15 Mar 8 Apr 25 May 28 May US (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 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 - s and United s, Season Opened 1 Season Closed (date) (date) CT Feb 9 Feb 12 Feb 26 Mar 12 Mar 25 Apr 2 ME Feb 28 Mar 4 Mar 21 Mar 28 Apr 12 Apr 19 MA Feb 19 Feb 26 Mar 9 Mar 14 Apr 3 Apr 9 MI Feb 26 Mar 9 Mar 21 Mar 15 Apr 10 Apr 14 NH Feb 24 Feb 28 Mar 14 Mar 20 Apr 7 Apr 13 NY Feb 21 Feb 27 Mar 13 Mar 16 Apr 9 Apr 14 OH Feb 15 Feb 20 Mar 4 Mar 12 Mar 29 Apr 2 PA Feb 16 Feb 26 Mar 6 Mar 13 Apr 5 Apr 8 VT Feb 25 Mar 3 Mar 20 Mar 22 Apr 13 Apr 17 WI Mar 8 Mar 25 Mar 28 Mar 18 Apr 23 Apr 19 US (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 Approximate average opened date based on reported data. 2 Approximate average closed date based on reported data. (X) Not applicable. United s Maple Production, 2014 Gallons and Percent by United s Maple Total = 3,167,000 Gallons

4 Northeastern Region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont): The Northeastern Region s maple syrup production in 2014 totaled 2.75 million gallons, down 7 percent from 2013 s production of 2.96 million gallons. Vermont remained the top Maple in the Northeastern Region and the Nation, producing 48.1 percent of the United s maple syrup. Taps in Northeastern Region totaled 9.77 million, up 1 percent from last year and accounted for 86 percent of the Nation s maple taps. The 2014 maple syrup season in the Northeastern Region was considered mostly cold. The shorter 2014 maple syrup season offered several instances of freezes and overabundance of snow during February and March. The delayed start of the season resulted in decreased maple syrup production in the Northeastern Region. A very few number of operations reported that the weather was too warm but that may be related to the late collection of sap. Producers that have been affected the most by the weather patterns of 2014 reported their sap not flowing at all. The season started and ended later for every state in the region for the maple syrup producers compared to last year. The average season lasted over one week shorter in the Northeastern Region than it lasted in In short, the decrease in production from 2013 is primarily explained by highly favorable weather conditions experienced last year. Nevertheless, despite the challenges faced in 2014, there was still a strong quantity of maple syrup produced this year with Pennsylvania producing a record high 146,000 gallons of syrup. Northeastern Region 2013 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 2013 all sales equivalent price per gallon in Connecticut averaged $71.00, up $7.60; Maine averaged $32.00, down $1.00; Massachusetts averaged $59.10, up $7.60; New Hampshire averaged $53.40, up $0.90; New York averaged $43.60, up $0.10; Pennsylvania averaged $35.60, down $3.80 and Vermont averaged $33.40, down $2.10. The high percentage of bulk sales in Vermont and Maine kept average prices below the other s.

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