The Official U.S. Maple Syrup Almanac 2014 2nd Edition | Page 36

NEW HAMPSHIRE MAPLE PRODUCERS

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409 Loudon Ridge Road, Loudon, NH 03307, [phone], www.nhmapleproducers.com

SUMMARY OF SEASON

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OFFICERS /DIRECTORS

survey of members of
the New Hampshire
Maple Producers Association indicated a 90% crop
produced for the 2014 season. Non vacuum producers experienced a 30-50%
decrease in production while
vacuum producers averaged an 80-100%
crop.
The trend among larger producers was
an increase in taps set while many smaller
producers maintained or decreased taps in
the 2014 season as compared to the 2013
season.
Cold weather conditions extending deeply into the prime sugaring time for New
Hampshire caused many producers to remain frozen out much later than other years.
This year, start times were fragmented into
three time frames. In the southern part of the
state, temperatures followed the average
starting time for boiling, starting in around
February 23, with February 18 as the earliest
reported date.
A break from a persistent frigid weather

pattern created sap flow for producers using
gravity fed vacuum or buckets, allowing an
average start date of March 12. The northern
part of the state repo