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MAPLE
Released: July 2005
NEW
YORK MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION, 2000-2005
Year |
Syrup
made
1/ |
Average |
Gallons
of sap per gallon of syrup |
Average
price
per
gallon 2/ |
Value
of
production |
first
run began |
last
run ended |
|
1,000
gals. |
|
|
Gallons |
Dollars |
1,000
dols. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000 |
210 |
Feb. |
27 |
Mar. |
24 |
49 |
29.00 |
6,080 |
2001 |
193 |
Mar. |
11 |
Apr |
7 |
40 |
29.50 |
5,694 |
2002 |
260 |
Feb.
|
22 |
Mar. |
30 |
44 |
26.30 |
6,838 |
2003 |
210 |
Mar. |
13 |
Apr. |
9 |
44 |
26.80 |
5,628 |
2004 |
255 |
Mar. |
4 |
Apr. |
3 |
44 |
28.20 |
7,191 |
2005 |
222 |
Mar. |
13 |
Apr. |
5 |
41 |
2/ |
2/ |
|
1/Includes
syrup later made into sugar.
2/ Available
June 2006. |
MAPLE
SYRUP: Price by
Type of Sales and Size of Container by State, 2003-2004
Type
and
State |
Gallons |
½
Gallon |
Quarts |
Pints |
½
Pint |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Dollars |
Dollars |
Dollars |
Dollars |
Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail CT |
36.90 |
39.10 |
21.00 |
22.20 |
12.30 |
13.50 |
7.50 |
8.40 |
4.70 |
5.20 |
ME |
35.70 |
36.60 |
19.20 |
19.90 |
11.00 |
10.60 |
7.10 |
6.50 |
4.90 |
4.40 |
MA |
35.00 |
34.80 |
20.10 |
19.70 |
12.10 |
11.70 |
7.50 |
7.00 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
NH |
34.60 |
34.30 |
20.10 |
19.50 |
11.80 |
11.20 |
7.20 |
7.00 |
4.20 |
4.10 |
NY |
30.20 |
32.20 |
17.80 |
17.80 |
10.40 |
10.50 |
6.50 |
6.50 |
4.30 |
3.90 |
PA |
28.80 |
29.50 |
15.50 |
17.10 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
6.00 |
6.00 |
3.80 |
3.90 |
VT |
31.70 |
31.70 |
18.70 |
18.50 |
11.50 |
11.40 |
7.10 |
7.10 |
4.60 |
4.60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholesale CT |
31.30 |
33.30 |
16.70 |
16.40 |
9.00 |
9.00 |
5.30 |
5.30 |
3.00 |
3.50 |
ME |
28.50 |
29.00 |
16.90 |
15.90 |
8.30 |
8.60 |
4.90 |
4.70 |
2.90 |
3.30 |
MA |
27.20 |
29.20 |
16.80 |
16.60 |
9.20 |
9.00 |
5.60 |
5.50 |
3.40 |
3.40 |
NH |
27.60 |
27.70 |
17.00 |
16.60 |
9.60 |
9.60 |
5.50 |
5.30 |
3.40 |
3.10 |
NY |
25.50 |
25.60 |
14.70 |
16.70 |
8.00 |
7.80 |
4.80 |
4.90 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
PA |
27.20 |
26.00 |
15.70 |
14.20 |
8.30 |
8.20 |
4.80 |
5.00 |
2.90 |
3.50 |
VT |
27.80 |
28.40 |
17.10 |
16.40 |
9.60 |
9.40 |
5.80 |
5.60 |
3.60 |
3.50 |
|
Bulk
All Grades |
Bulk
All Grades |
All
Sales |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Dollars
per Pound |
Dollars
per Gallon |
Equivalent
per Gallon |
|
|
|
|
Bulk CT |
|
1.10 |
|
12.10 |
48.60 |
51.70 |
ME |
1.60 |
1.60 |
17.60 |
17.60 |
22.50 |
19.40 |
MA |
1.30 |
1.50 |
14.30 |
16.50 |
41.90 |
46.30 |
NH |
1.40 |
1.40 |
15.40 |
15.40 |
43.00 |
35.40 |
NY |
1.30 |
1.40 |
14.50 |
15.30 |
26.80 |
28.20 |
PA |
1.05 |
1.35 |
11.60 |
15.00 |
27.40 |
29.00 |
VT |
1.60 |
1.60 |
17.60 |
17.60 |
27.80 |
27.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MAPLE
SYRUP: Production,
Price, and Value by State and United States, 2004-2005 1/
State |
Production |
Average
price per gallon |
Value
of production |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
1,000
gallons |
Dollars |
1,000
dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CT |
11 |
10 |
48.60 |
51.70 |
486 |
569 |
ME |
290 |
265 |
22.50 |
19.40 |
6,413 |
5,626 |
MA |
50 |
40 |
41.90 |
46.30 |
1,550 |
2,315 |
MI |
80 |
58 |
31.20 |
38.00 |
1,841 |
3,040 |
NH |
83 |
57 |
43.00 |
35.40 |
2.580 |
2,938 |
NY |
255 |
222 |
26.80 |
28.20 |
5,628 |
7,191 |
OH |
78 |
69 |
35.10 |
32.00 |
1,790 |
2,496 |
PA |
60 |
61 |
27.40 |
29.00 |
1,425 |
1,740 |
VT |
500 |
410 |
27.80 |
27.30 |
11,676 |
13,650 |
WI |
100 |
50 |
29.10 |
32.30 |
2,212 |
3,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New
York and New England Total |
878 |
1,041 |
27.80 |
27.10 |
24,379 |
28,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
|
1,507 |
1,242 |
28.30 |
28.40 |
35,601 |
42,795 |
1/
Price and value for 2004 are revised. Price and value for 2005
are not available until June 2006. |
MAPLE
SYRUP PRICES - 2004 CROP
The final average value of the 2004 maple syrup crop
in New York was $28.20 per gallon equivalent for all sales. This
was $1.40 per gallon more than the final average for the 2003 crops. |
|
The table below shows final prices per gallon equivalent
by grade and type of sale for 2003 and 2004. |
MAPLE
SYRUP PRICES, BY TYPE OF SALE, 2003-2005
Type
of sale |
Percent
sold by type of sale |
Average
price received by producers |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005
1/ |
|
Percent
of total |
Dollars
per gallon equivalent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sold
retail in containers |
37 |
50 |
30.20 |
32.20 |
|
Sold
wholesale |
24 |
19 |
25.50 |
25.60 |
|
Sold
bulk |
39 |
31 |
14.50 |
15.30 |
|
ALL
SALES |
100 |
100 |
26.80 |
28.20 |
|
1/Prices,
by type of sale for 2005, are not available until June 2006. |
LESS
MAPLE PRODUCERS THAN 5 YEARS AGO
The
number of maple syrup producers in New York reporting production
in 2005 was 1,485, down 3 percent from the 1,525 producers accounted
for in 2000. The number of taps totaled 1.42 million compared with
1.26 million in 2000, an increase of 13 percent. Production totaled
222,000 gallons of syrup. This compares with peak production of
the last decade of 400,000 gallons in 1992 and the low of 180,000
gallons in 1993. |
|
This
report is the result of the 2005 maple census, a more complete accounting
of New York maple production, and is comparable to the previous
census enumerations done in 1990, 1995, and 2000. Nearly 1,700 names
were contacted to determine if they had at least 100 taps and made
syrup during the 2005 sugaring season. |
MAPLE
PRODUCERS, TAPS AND PRODUCTION, NEW YORK, 1990, 1995, 2000, AND 2005
|
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of producers 1/ |
1,314 |
1,450 |
1,525 |
1,485 |
Number
of taps |
1,740,000 |
1,555,000 |
1,257,000 |
1,420,000 |
Gallons
of syrup |
249,000 |
208,000 |
210,000 |
222,000 |
Gallons
per tap |
.143 |
.134 |
.167 |
.156 |
Taps
per producer |
1,324 |
1,072 |
824 |
956 |
1/
A producer is defined as a syrup maker with 100 or more taps. |
MAPLE
OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS, NEW YORK, 2005
The
tables on the following page show some special characteristics of
maple syrup operations captured by the 2005 survey. A brief summary
of highlights from these tables follows:
More
than 67 percent of all taps are on trees owned by the operators,
30 percent are leased or used rent free, and the remaining 3 percent
are tapped by others with the sap delivered to the syrup producer.
Almost
81 percent of all taps in New York are on tubing, while 19 percent
are on buckets. |
|
Approximately
76 percent of all syrup producers use a wood-fired evaporator to
convert sap to syrup. Nearly one-third of all syrup producers have
been operating 30 years or more while only 6 percent have been producing
less than five years.
Thirty-one
percent of all operations obtain 1 percent or less of their total
income (before expenses) from maple syrup. Maple production for
many New York families remains a strong tradition even though it
is not their main source of income. Only 6 percent of the operations
receive more than one-half of their total income from maple. This
is slightly lower than 9 percent found from the previous census |
TOTAL
TAPS BY OWNERSHIP, NEW YORK, 2005 |
|
TOTAL
TAPS BY TYPE, NEW YORK, 2005 |
By
ownership |
Percent
of total taps |
|
By
type |
Percent
of total taps |
|
|
|
|
Owned
by operator |
67.3 |
On
buckets |
18.8 |
Leased
by operator or rent free |
29.8 |
|
|
Tapped
by others (sap delivered) |
2.9 |
On
tubing |
81.2 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
100.0 |
TOTAL |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
TYPES
OF MAPLE EQUIPMENT BEING USED, NEW YORK, 2005
Type
of equipment |
Percent
of operators |
Percent
of taps |
Type
of equipment |
Percent
of operators |
Percent
of taps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wood
fired evaporator |
76.1 |
54.0 |
Air
bubbler |
3.7 |
5.1 |
Oil
fired evaporator |
26.0 |
49.1 |
Ultra
violet light |
12.8 |
28.0 |
Steam
hood |
36.0 |
47.0 |
Filter
press |
35.8 |
65.0 |
Preheater |
31.2 |
36.2 |
Pumped
vacuum |
30.0 |
47.1 |
RO
(reverse osmosis) |
15.0 |
36.0 |
Recirculating
arch |
5.0 |
8.8 |
Piggy
back |
12.8 |
33.0 |
Automatic
draw off |
19.3 |
34.0 |
Wood
saver |
18.3 |
20.6 |
|
|
|
NUMBER
OF YEARS OPERATOR HAS BEEN PRODUCING SYRUP, NEW YORK, 2005 |
|
PERCENT
OF TOTAL INCOME (Before Expenses)
FROM
MAPLE, NEW YORK, 2005 |
Number
of years |
Percent
of total operations |
Percent
of total taps |
|
Percent
of income |
Percent
of total operations |
Average
number of taps per operation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
percent or less |
31.0 |
770 |
1-4 |
5.0 |
3.3 |
1.1
to 9.9 percent |
34.6 |
1,292 |
5-9 |
14.0 |
10.1 |
10.0
to 49.9 |
29.0 |
2,640
|
10-29 |
43.0 |
43.0 |
50
percent or greater |
5.4 |
6,013 |
30+ |
38.0 |
43.6 |
TOTAL
ALL OPERATORS |
100.0 |
956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SYRUP
YIELD BY SIZE GROUP, NEW YORK, 2005
|
Syrup |
Taps |
Number
of Taps |
Average
Gallons |
Gallons
per
Tap |
Average
Taps |
Taps
per
Gallon |
|
|
|
|
|
100
to 249 |
16 |
.159 |
103 |
6.268 |
250
to 499 |
54 |
.151 |
350 |
6.591 |
500
to 999 |
93 |
.136 |
674 |
7.344 |
1,000
to 1,499 |
165 |
.141 |
1,166 |
7.053 |
1,500
to 4,999 |
390 |
.152 |
2,531 |
6.536 |
Over
5,000 |
1,461 |
.168 |
8,696 |
5.951 |
|
|
|
|
|
State
Total |
244 |
.156 |
956 |
6.356 |
|
|
|
|
|
YEARS
PRODUCING AND PERCENT OF INCOME, BY NUMBER OF TAPS, NEW YORK, 2005
|
Years |
Income |
Number
of Taps |
Average
Years |
Average
Percent of Income |
|
|
|
100
to 249 |
16 |
1 |
250
to 499 |
22 |
4 |
500
to 999 |
21 |
4 |
1,000
to 1,499 |
28 |
9 |
1,500
to 4,999 |
29 |
14 |
Over
5,000 |
32 |
29 |
|
|
|
State
Total |
23 |
8 |
|
|
|
TAPPING
SYSTEMS, BY SIZE GROUP, NEW YORK, 2005
|
Number
of Taps |
Buckets |
Tubing |
Average
Number of Taps |
Percent
of Total on Buckets |
Average
Number of Taps |
Percent
of Total on Tubing |
|
|
|
|
|
100
to 249 |
49 |
48 |
54 |
52 |
250
to 499 |
123 |
35 |
227 |
65 |
500
to 999 |
183 |
27 |
491 |
73 |
1,000
to 1,499 |
209 |
18 |
956 |
82 |
1,500
to 4,999 |
554 |
22 |
1,976 |
78 |
Over
5,000 |
933 |
11 |
7,661 |
89 |
|
|
|
|
|
State
Total |
276 |
18 |
1,248 |
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
PERCENT
OF PRODUCERS HAVING EQUIPMENT, BY SIZE GROUP
This
table evaluates the percent of producers having equipment by tap
size group. Producers having less than 1500 taps generally use wood
fired evaporators. |
|
Producers
that have 1500 taps or more generally use oil fired evaporators.
Other equipment surveyed are mostly used by producers that have
over 1500 taps. |
YEARS
PRODUCING AND PERCENT OF INCOME, BY NUMBER OF TAPS, NEW YORK, 2005
Number
of Taps |
Wood
fired
evaporator |
Oil
fired evaporator |
Steam
hood |
Pre
heater |
RO
reverse osmosis |
Piggy
back |
Forced
draft |
Air
bubbler |
Ultra
violet light |
Filter
Press |
Pumped
vacuum |
Recirculating
arch |
Automatic
draw off |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100
to 249 |
29 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
250
to 499 |
20 |
4 |
13 |
15 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
19 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
500
to 999 |
20 |
18 |
21 |
24 |
10 |
12 |
25 |
10 |
17 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
22 |
1,000
to 1,499 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
1,500
to 4,999 |
17 |
41 |
30 |
28 |
41 |
41 |
35 |
42 |
45 |
41 |
46 |
40 |
43 |
Over
5,000 |
3 |
20 |
13 |
9 |
34 |
35 |
6 |
19 |
17 |
18 |
23 |
17 |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State
Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPECIAL
MAPLE ENUMERATION
Summary
by Counties, New York 2005
County |
Number
of producers |
Number
of taps |
Syrup
Produced (Gallons) |
Average
Date Season |
Per
tap |
Total |
Opened |
Closed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Albany |
18 |
5,794 |
0.092 |
531 |
Mar.
18 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Allegany |
67 |
65,128 |
0.158 |
10,310 |
Mar.
14 |
|
Apr.
8 |
|
Broome |
20 |
6,422 |
0.186 |
1,195 |
Mar.
15 |
|
Apr.
7 |
|
Cattaraugus |
65 |
72,067 |
0.145 |
10,423 |
Mar.
6 |
|
Apr.
2 |
|
Cayuga |
12 |
1,949 |
0.169 |
330 |
Mar.
10 |
|
Mar.
6 |
|
Chautauqua |
57 |
28,916 |
0.175 |
5,053 |
Mar.
10 |
|
Mar.
31 |
|
Chemung |
10 |
3,173 |
0.162 |
514 |
Mar.
1 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Chenango |
45 |
23,306 |
0.209 |
4,867 |
Mar.
10 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Clinton |
63 |
137,048 |
0.121 |
16,625 |
Mar.
17 |
|
Apr.
7 |
|
Columbia |
8 |
1,283 |
0.207 |
266 |
Mar.
13 |
|
Mar.
28 |
|
Cortland |
28 |
13,314 |
0.126 |
1,677 |
Mar.
7 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Delaware |
60 |
64,561 |
0.142 |
9,163 |
Mar.
19 |
|
Apr.
7 |
|
Erie |
28 |
35,234 |
0.160 |
5,645 |
Feb.
27 |
|
Mar.
27 |
|
Essex |
31 |
27,634 |
0.212 |
5,864 |
Mar.
15 |
|
Apr.
15 |
|
Franklin |
33 |
41,727 |
0.143 |
5,976 |
Mar.
25 |
|
Apr.
15 |
|
Fulton |
11 |
10,527 |
0.109 |
1,147 |
Mar.
13 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Genesee |
14 |
4,461 |
0.090 |
402 |
Mar.
20 |
|
Mar.
31 |
|
Greene |
23 |
21,189 |
0.124 |
2,633 |
Mar.
5 |
|
Apr.
4 |
|
Hamilton |
8 |
6,959 |
0.130 |
905 |
Mar.
17 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Herkimer |
19 |
9,084 |
0.156 |
1,418 |
Mar.
17 |
|
Apr.
7 |
|
Jefferson |
38 |
15,889 |
0.129 |
2,052 |
Mar.
16 |
|
Apr.
8 |
|
Lewis |
141 |
207,467 |
0.142 |
29,531 |
Mar.
18 |
|
Apr.
9 |
|
Livingston |
8 |
2,958 |
0.225 |
665 |
Mar.
7 |
|
Apr.
7 |
|
Madison |
27 |
16,491 |
0.226 |
3,721 |
Mar.
12 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Montgomery |
11 |
53,079 |
0.175 |
9,280 |
Mar.
8 |
|
Mar.
29 |
|
Oneida |
32 |
13,921 |
0.156 |
2,166 |
Mar.
21 |
|
Apr.
7 |
|
Onondaga |
15 |
6,096 |
0.171 |
1,040 |
Mar.
15 |
|
Apr.
4 |
|
Ontario |
16 |
12,034 |
0.142 |
1,711 |
Mar.
12 |
|
Mar.
30 |
|
Orleans |
6 |
5,353 |
0.186 |
997 |
Mar.
20 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Oswego |
21 |
9,735 |
0.153 |
1,487 |
Mar.
15 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Otsego |
48 |
56,732 |
0.127 |
7,203 |
Mar.
9 |
|
Apr.
4 |
|
Rensselaer |
20 |
4,580 |
0.128 |
586 |
Mar.
6 |
|
Mar.
24 |
|
St.
Lawrence |
122 |
103,555 |
0.179 |
18,580 |
Mar.
16 |
|
Apr.
12 |
|
Saratoga |
17 |
20,334 |
0.146 |
2,974 |
Mar.
12 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Schenectady |
4 |
1,260 |
0.134 |
169 |
Feb.
23 |
|
Mar.
27 |
|
Schoharie |
34 |
39,130 |
0.165 |
6,471 |
Mar.
6 |
|
Apr.
4 |
|
Schuyler |
13 |
4,796 |
0.253 |
1,211 |
Mar.
7 |
|
Apr.
2 |
|
Steuben |
46 |
17,158 |
0.130 |
2,222 |
Mar.
17 |
|
Apr.
3 |
|
Sullivan |
12 |
5,269 |
0.111 |
585 |
Mar.
15 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
Tioga |
24 |
11,653 |
0.121 |
1,408 |
Mar.
1 |
|
Apr.
7 |
|
Tompkins |
13 |
2,105 |
0.156 |
329 |
Mar.
21 |
|
Apr.
8 |
|
Ulster |
14 |
4,436 |
0.155 |
689 |
Feb.
24 |
|
Mar.
6 |
|
Warren |
9 |
11,219 |
0.165 |
1,854 |
Mar.
16 |
|
Apr.
9 |
|
Washington |
56 |
61,277 |
0.145 |
8,863 |
Mar.
11 |
|
Apr.
2 |
|
Wayne |
6 |
1,300 |
0.299 |
388 |
Mar.
19 |
|
Apr.
2 |
|
Wyoming |
65 |
140,307 |
0.202 |
28,310 |
Feb.
22 |
|
Apr.
2 |
|
Yates |
22 |
10,329 |
0.224 |
2,316 |
Mar.
12 |
|
Apr.
7 |
|
Other
Counties 2/ |
25 |
1,761 |
0.141 |
248 |
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|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STATE |
1,485 |
1,420,000 |
0.156 |
222,000 |
Mar.
13 |
|
Apr.
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/ Includes
all types of sales.
2/ Other counties
include: Dutchess, Monroe, Niagara, Orange, Putnam and Westchester |
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