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INDIANA MAPLE ASSOCIATION
999 E 325 N Greencastle IN 46135, 765-653-5108, www.indianamaplesyrup.com
OFFICERS
SUMMARY OF SEASON
M
aple Syrup production in the Hoosier
state was down from previous years due
to a very warm spell during the middle of Feb-
ruary. The statewide average tapping date was
Feb. 5 and the statewide closing date was Mar.
7. This indicates that it was a very short season.
Man producers tapped in January, which is un-
usual and were done by the third week of February. The state-
wide average sugar content was slightly less than 2 percent.
Buckets and bags continue to be the most popular method
of collecting sap, but the use of tubing and vacuum is gain-
ing throughout the state. The total number of taps in Indiana
increased by 18 percent over 2016. Even though it was a short
season, some producers reported an almost average year.
Only a few exceeded an average year, but for most producers,
the total syrup made fell well below previous seasons.
Dave Hamilton, president
Dave Hamilton
President
New Castle, Ind.
dave@rutherford
sugarcamp.com Bill Owen
Secretary
Avilla, Ind.
bkowen@gmail.
com
Kevin Hart
Vice President
Brownsville, Ind.
hoosierhart@
gmail.com Brent Tubbs
Treasurer
Hudson, Ind.
brtubbs@hotmail.
com
Becky Harris
Public Relations
Greencastle, Ind.
aharris@joink.
com3
EVENTS
Indiana State Fair
When: Aug. 4-21, 2017
Where: Indianapolis
Info: Dave Hamilton
Annual Meeting
When: Dec. 2, 2017
Where: Columbia City
Info: Dave Hamilton
Maple Syrup Taps, Yield and Production: 2015-2017
Number of taps (1,000 taps)
Indiana
Yield per tap (galllons)
Production (1,000 gallons)
2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017
(NA) 60 62 (NA) 0.2 0.194 (NA) 12 12
Maple Syrup Price and Value: 2015-2017
Average Price/Gal (dollars)
Indiana
2015 2016
(NA) 50
Value of production (1,000 dollars)
2017 *
2015 2016
(NA) 600
2017 *
* Price and value for 2016 will be published in Crop Production to be released June 2018
Maple Syrup Season: 2015-2017
Date Season Opened *
Indiana
Date Season Closed **
Avgerage Season Length***
2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017
(NA) 19-Jan 1-Jan (NA) 28-Mar 2-Apr (NA) 24 31
* Approximately the first day sap was collected. ** Approximately the last day sap was collected. *** The average number of days sap was collected.
Crop Production: Released June 9, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Ag-
riculture (USDA).
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