The Official U.S. Maple Syrup Almanac 2016 2016 | Page 21

MAINE MAPLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION c/o Gaylene Cooper, 81 Chute Rd, Windham Maine 04062, 207-415-3001, [email protected], www.mainemapleproducers.com SUMMARY OF SEASON M ost of Maine had an excellent, best-ever season. Some had an average season, depending upon how early they tapped. We have a lot of producers who produce about 90 percent of the syrup in Maine. If anyone tapped early, and some were making it by the first part of January, they made a lot of syrup this year. All of those had an excellent year. Sugar content seemed to be fine. I heard no big complaints. Everyone was getting an average about 2 percent. Some producers found more than seven p