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U.S. Maple Syrup Harvest Jumped

WASHINGTON - Jun 12/24 - SNS -- The 2024 United States maple syrup production totaled 5.86 million gallons, up 17% from the previous season for comparable States, according to the latest USDA Production estimates.

The number of taps totaled 17.1 million, up 5% from the 2023 total for comparable States. Yield per tap was 0.342 gallon, up 0.035 gallon from the previous season for comparable States.

The 2023 United States average price per gallon was $32.80, down $1.70 from 2022. Value of production, at $159 million for 2023, was down 23% from the 2022 season.

Estimates began for maple in 2024 for Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Maple Syrup Taps, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022-2024
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                  :        Acreage        :    Number of taps     :     Yield per tap     :      Production
       State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  : 2022  : 2023  :2024 1/: 2022  : 2023  : 2024  : 2022  : 2023  : 2024  : 2022  : 2023  : 2024
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                  : -------- acres ------- ----- 1,000 taps -----   ------ gallons ------   --- 1,000 gallons ---
                  :
Connecticut 1/ ...: (NA)    (NA)     2,800   (NA)    (NA)      60    (NA)    (NA)   0.186    (NA)    (NA)      11
Indiana 1/ .......: (NA)    (NA)     3,300   (NA)    (NA)      95    (NA)    (NA)   0.228    (NA)    (NA)      22
Maine ............: (NA)    (NA)    21,500  1,950   1,880   1,900   0.349   0.250   0.369     681     470     701
Massachusetts 1/ .: (NA)    (NA)     4,600   (NA)    (NA)     200    (NA)    (NA)   0.244    (NA)    (NA)      49
Michigan .........: (NA)    (NA)    11,300    640     620     650   0.336   0.330   0.308     215     205     200
Minnesota 1/ .....: (NA)    (NA)     3,700   (NA)    (NA)      96    (NA)    (NA)   0.271    (NA)    (NA)      26
New Hampshire ....: (NA)    (NA)    11,200    560     490     520   0.308   0.303   0.286     172     148     149
New York .........: (NA)    (NA)    60,000  2,900   2,500   2,800   0.291   0.300   0.302     844     750     846
Ohio 1/ ..........: (NA)    (NA)    12,300   (NA)    (NA)     400    (NA)    (NA)   0.240    (NA)    (NA)      96
Pennsylvania .....: (NA)    (NA)    13,700    920     780     790   0.219   0.263   0.231     201     205     182
                  :
Vermont ..........: (NA)    (NA)   141,000  8,500   8,100   8,400   0.384   0.322   0.370   3,264   2,608   3,108
West Virginia 1/ .: (NA)    (NA)     2,200   (NA)    (NA)      70    (NA)    (NA)   0.171    (NA)    (NA)      12
Wisconsin ........: (NA)    (NA)    31,100  1,270   1,120   1,140   0.481   0.408   0.402     611     457     458
                  :
United States ....: (NA)    (NA)   318,700 16,740  15,490  17,121   0.358   0.313   0.342   5,988   4,843   5,860
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Estimates began in 2024.
Maple Syrup Price and Value - States and United States: 2022-2024
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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                  :     Average price per gallon      :        Value of production
       State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2022    :   2023    :  2024 1/  :   2022    :   2023    :  2024 1/
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                  :   --------- dollars --------         ------ 1,000 dollars ------
                  :
Maine ............:   34.90       31.50                   23,767      14,805
Michigan .........:   37.10       42.80                    7,977       8,774
New Hampshire ....:   52.20       50.30                    8,978       7,444
New York .........:   37.50       35.40                   31,650      26,550
Pennsylvania .....:   34.90       37.00                    7,015       7,585
Vermont ..........:   33.10       30.30                  108,038      79,022
Wisconsin ........:   31.40       31.70                   19,185      14,487
                  :
United States ....:   34.50       32.80                  206,610     158,667
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1/ Price and value for 2024 will be published in "Crop Production" released June 2025.
Maple Syrup Sales by Type - States and United States: 2022 and 2023
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                  :       Retail        :      Wholesale      :        Bulk         :     Value Added
       State      :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2022   :   2023   :   2022   :   2023   :   2022   :   2023   :   2022   :   2023
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                  :    1,000 gallons         1,000 gallons         1,000 gallons         1,000 gallons
                  :
Maine ............:    32         32         80         67         567        354         2         17
Michigan .........:    68         65         77         69          60         68        10          3
New Hampshire ....:    57         34         85         80          24         27         6          7
New York .........:   177        155        164        106         463        458        40         31
Pennsylvania .....:    50         78         44         33          95         82        12         12
Vermont ..........:   302        221        250        125       2,675      2,209        37         53
Wisconsin ........:    48         51        105         40         456        354         2         12
                  :
United States ....:   734        636        805        520       4,340      3,552       109        135
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Maple Syrup Retail and Wholesale Price - States and United States: 2022 and 2023
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                  :             Retail              :            Wholesale
       State      :-------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :      2022      :      2023      :      2022      :      2023
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                  :       dollars per gallon                dollars per gallon
                  :
Maine ............:     63.00            69.80            39.60            41.90
Michigan .........:     50.80            56.60            31.90            44.30
New Hampshire ....:     59.60            64.90            54.90            53.70
New York .........:     53.00            53.80            43.60            43.40
Pennsylvania .....:     45.40            47.10            38.60            42.00
Vermont ..........:     54.00            57.10            37.30            40.80
Wisconsin ........:     52.70            52.00            35.70            46.40
                  :
United States ....:     53.60            55.70            40.00            44.40
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Maple Syrup Bulk Price - States and United States: 2022 and 2023
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                  :         Bulk all grades         :         Bulk all grades
       State      :-------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :      2022      :      2023      :      2022      :      2023
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                  :        dollars per pound                dollars per gallon
                  :
Maine ............:      2.96             2.37            32.60            26.10
Michigan .........:      2.58             2.56            28.40            28.20
New Hampshire ....:      2.33             1.97            25.70            21.70
New York .........:      2.67             2.48            29.40            27.30
Pennsylvania .....:      2.51             2.30            27.70            25.30
Vermont ..........:      2.75             2.45            30.30            27.00
Wisconsin ........:      2.56             2.46            28.20            27.10
                  :
United States ....:      2.70             2.40            30.20            26.90
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Maple Syrup Grade - States and United States: 2022 and 2023
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                  :             Grade A             :        Processing Grade
       State      :-------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :      2022      :      2023      :      2022      :      2023
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                  :   --------- gallons --------         -------- gallons -------
                  :
Maine ............:     630,791          413,136          48,209           39,864
Michigan .........:     189,215          198,970          15,785            3,030
New Hampshire ....:     152,720          137,052          13,280            3,948
New York .........:     766,212          688,802          37,788           30,198
Pennsylvania .....:     175,014          176,016          13,986           16,984
Vermont ..........:   2,797,809        2,498,790         429,191           56,210
Wisconsin ........:     572,460          436,100          36,540            8,900
                  :
United States ....:   5,284,221        4,548,866         594,779          159,134
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Maple Sap Sales and Price - States and United States: 2022 and 2023
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                  :            Sap Sales            :            Sap Price
       State      :-------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :      2022      :      2023      :      2022      :      2023
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                  :   --------- gallons ---------            dollars per gallon
                  :
Maine ............:         (D)               (D)           (D)               (D)
Michigan .........:         (D)           193,650           (D)              0.34
New Hampshire ....:      60,000           260,000          0.27              0.28
New York .........:     794,000         1,419,000          0.52              0.23
Pennsylvania .....:     108,000               (D)          0.35               (D)
Vermont ..........:   4,634,000         8,447,000          0.90              0.31
Wisconsin ........:   1,487,000         1,502,000          0.29              0.33
                  :
Other States 1/ ..:     104,000           172,000          1.55              0.22
                  :
United States ....:   7,187,000        11,993,650          0.70              0.30
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/  Includes data withheld above.

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