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Maple Syrup Taps, Yield and Production: 2014-2016
Number of taps (1,000 taps)
Maine
Yield per tap (galllons)
Production (1,000 gallons)
2014
2015
2016
2014
2015
2016
2014
2015
2016
1850
1850
1860
0.295
0.299
0.363
545
553
675
Maple Syrup Price and Value: 2014-2016
Average Price/Gal (dollars)
Maine
2014
2015
31.5
28
Value of production (1,000 dollars)
2016 *
2014
2015
17168
15484
2016 *
* Price and value for 2016 will be published in Crop Production to be released June 2017
Maple Syrup Season : 2014-2016
Date Season Opened *
Maine
Date Season Closed **
Avgerage Season Length***
2014
2015
2016
2014
2015
2016
2014
2015
2016
14-Jan
9-Feb
9-Jan
11-May
8-May
13-May
29
27
43
* Approximately the first day sap was collected. ** Approximately the last day sap was collected. *** The average number of days sap was collected.
Maple Syrup Bulk Prices: 2014-2015
Bulk All Grades (dollars/pound)
Maine
Bulk All Grades (dollars/gallon)
2014
2015
2014
2015
2.72
2.4
30
26.4
Maple Syrup Retail Price by Size of Container: 2014-2015
Gallon (dollars)
Maine
1/2Gallon(dollars)
Quart (dollars)
Pint (dollars)
1/2 Pint (dollars)
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
56.6
55.5
30.9
30.7
16.9
16.7
10
10.2
6.4
6.1
Maple Syrup Wholesale Price by Size of Container: 2014-2015
Gallon (dollars)
Maine
1/2Gallon(dollars)
Quart (dollars)
Pint (dollars)
1/2 Pint (dollars)
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
46.4
39.2
23.9
22.1
13.2
12.4
7.2
7.1
4.9
4.8
— Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Maple Syrup Percent of Sales by Type: 2014 and 2015
Retail
Maine
Wholesale
Bulk
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
3
2
2
2
95
96
Crop Production: Released June 10, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
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