The Official U.S. Maple Syrup Almanac 2015 | Page 35

WISCONSIN MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION + 33186 County Highway West, Holcombe WI 54745-9407, [phone], [email protected], www.wismaple.org Taps: 760,000 Gals. produced: 215,000 Yield per tap: .28 SUMMARY OF SEASON W isconsin’s 2015 maple syrup production was 215,000 gallons, up 15,000 gallons from 2014. This marks the state’s second highest production on record, yet remained well behind the record 265,000 gallons produced in 2013. The number of taps increased by 60,000 in 2015 to an all-time high of 760,000 taps. Yield was 0.283 gallons per tap, slightly less than the 0.286 gallons per tap in 2014. In 2014, the average price Wisconsin maple syrup producers received was $33.40 per gallon, down $4.00 from 2013. The 2015 Wisconsin maple syrup season began on February 28, eight days earlier than last year. The season ended on April 15, compared with May 4 last year. This year’s season averaged 23 days, the same as in 2014. Left: Eric Meyer of Driftless Ridge Maple and a partner in the sugaring operation for Organic Valley of Cashton, Wisc. set his draw-off during a boil in late March. Right: Steve and Alison Anderson were the recipients of Producer of the Year award given out by the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers Association at their annual meeting in January. U.S. Maple Syrup Almanac 2015 35