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State Maple Syrup Production, Yields Plunge in 2012
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 06/19/2012

There's no sugar coating it: Wisconsin's 2012 maple syrup season was not very good this year. State agriculture officials say 50,000 gallons of syrup was made this spring, down 68 percent from the 155,000 gallons harvested in 2011. Sugar content was also off, as it required 44 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup--up from 38 gallons last year. And to top it all off, the number of taps decreased from 660,000 in 2011 to 600,000 in 2012.

The maple season began just over a week earlier than last year, but also ended sooner because of the warmer temperatures. This year's season averaged 10 days, which is 18 days shorter than last year.

About 97-percent of producers who responded to a survey reported that temperatures this season were too warm for sap flow. They also noted that 69 percent of the maple syrup was dark, 27 percent was medium color, and four percent was light. Last year, 24 percent of the syrup was dark, while 59 percent was medium color and 17 percent was light.

Nationally, maple syrup production for 2012 totaled 1.91 million gallons, down 32 percent from last year. All states except Maine saw a decrease in production from 2011. Vermont led all states in production with 750,000 gallons, followed by New York and Maine at 360,000 gallons each. Number of taps in 2012 was 9.77 million, two percent above the 2011 total of 9.58 million. Yield per tap was 0.195 gallons in 2012, down 33 percent from 0.292 gallons last year. The maple syrup season lasted 24 days on average, compared to 32 days last year.

The 2011 U.S. price per gallon averaged $37.90, up $0.40 from the 2010 price. Wisconsin producers received $36.30 per gallon last year, down from $39.50 in 2010.


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