E-mail: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Marisa Reuber
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

www.nass.usda.gov/ny



                   NEW YORK MAPLE FARMS AND TAPS DECREASE

Final numbers from the 2007 Census show that the number of farms producing
maple syrup and the number of taps in New York State decreased from 2002 to
2007, according to Steve Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural
Statistics Service, New York Office.

In 2007 there were 1,313 maple farms in New York with a total of 1,342,165
taps.  The number of farms is down 10 percent while the number of taps is
down 17 percent from 2002.  Lewis County led all New York counties with 112
maple farms and a total tap count of 171,643.  It produced 28,786 gallons
of syrup, down 37 percent from 2002.

The Census, which is conducted every five years, provides facts and figures
on virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture, including number and types
of farm operations, the economic aspects of farm production and the
demographics of U.S. farm operators.

Details on this and other Census data can be found on-line through the New
York NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov/ny/. U.S., State and County tables
are available in PDF, Text, and CSV files. Printed copies will be available
along with the CD-ROMS and a searchable database. For further information
or assistance, please call the New York office at 800-821-1276 or send an
e-mail to: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov.

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