NY Maple Syrup Production up 14 Percent in 2006

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Released: June 2006

MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION UP 14 PERCENT

New York maple syrup 2006 production increased 14 percent from last year’s below average crop. Syrup production is estimated at 253,000 gallons, up from the 222,000 gallons produced in 2005. Only two states, Vermont and Maine, produced more syrup. The number of taps, 1.53 million, increased 8 percent from last year. Syrup produced per tap averaged 0.165 gallons, up from 0.156 gallons in 2005. The final value of the 2005 crop is $7.04 million, two percent below the previous year’s value of production. However, the overall price was $31.70, up 12 percent from the previous year’s price.

Sugar content was low across the State. Most syrup produced was of medium color. Syrup color was 22 percent dark, 57 percent medium, and 21 percent light. The season was considerably shorter than the average 4 to 6 weeks. Most producers were able to tap for about one week straight without the temperature fluctuating to an extreme condition. During that one week, most producers experienced a strong sap flow when the weather was favorable. Excellent production during this one favorable week outweighed poor sap flow encountered during the rest of the season. Throughout the entire maple season, the unusual weather pattern made it difficult for sap flow to be consistent. Producers did not receive continuous cold nights and warm days. There was minimal to no snow received during the maple season and tent caterpillars destroyed some of the maple trees in the northeastern and southeastern parts of the State.

MAPLE SYRUP: Production and Value, New York, 2001-2006

Year	Syrup made ¹^/	Average				Gallons of sap per gallon of syrup	Average price per gallon	Value of production
Year	Syrup made ¹^/	first run began		last run ended		Gallons of sap per gallon of syrup	Average price per gallon	Value of production
	1,000 gals.					Gallons	Dollars	1,000 dols.


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	31.70	7,037
2006	253	Mar.	7	Apr.	3	46	2/	2/

1/ Includes syrup later made into sugar. 2/ Available June 2006.

NEW YORK MAPLE SYRUP PRICES - 2004-2006 CROP

The final average value of the 2005 maple syrup crop in New York was $31.70 per gallon equivalent for all sales. This was $3.50 per gallon equivalent more than the average for the 2004 crop. The percentage of syrup sold bulk and percentage of retail sales was up from 2004.

MAPLE SYRUP: Price by Type of Sales and Size of Container, New York, 2004-2005

Type and State	Gallons			½ Gallon			Quarts			Pints		½ Pint
	2004	2005		2004	2005		2004	2005		2004	2005	2004		2005
	Dollars			Dollars			Dollars			Dollars		Dollars
Retail	32.20	32.50		17.80	18.80		10.50	11.10		6.50	6.90	3.90		4.40
Wholesale	25.60	26.50		16.70	16.10		8.00	8.80		4.90	5.20	3.00		3.20

	Bulk All Grades					Bulk All Grades					All Sales
	2004		2005			2004			2005		2004		2005
	Dollars per pound					Dollars per gallon					Equivalent per gallon
Bulk	1.40		1.70			15.30			18.90		28.20		31.70

MAPLE SYRUP: Percent Sold by Type of Sale, New York, 2002-2005

Type of sale	Percent
Type of sale	2002	2003	2004	2005

Retail	39	37	50	45
Wholesale	21	24	19	22
Bulk	40	39	31	33

U.S. MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION UP 17 PERCENT

The 2006 U.S. maple syrup production totaled 1.45 million gallons, up 17 percent from 2005. The number of taps is estimated at 7.26 million, up 2 percent from the 2005 total of 7.10 million, while the yield per tap is estimated to be 0.200 gallons, up 14 percent from the previous season.

Vermont led all States in production with 460,000 gallons, an increase of 12 percent from 2005. Maine's production, at 300,000 gallons, increased 13 percent from last season. Production in New York, at 253,000 gallons, is 14 percent above 2005. Production doubled in Wisconsin, and is up 34 percent in Michigan, 13 percent in Ohio, 12 percent in New Hampshire, and 8 percent in Pennsylvania. Production remained the same in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Large increases in yield as well as additional taps set in many States led to this year's increased production Temperatures in the maple producing States varied across the country While producers in Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Vermont, and Wisconsin reported favorable conditions, producers in the other 5 States experienced weather that was either too warm or too cold for favorable sap flow. On average, the season lasted approximately 28 days compared to 24 days in 2005. Michigan and Pennsylvania had the earliest season opening date of January 1. Michigan also had the latest sap flow in 2006 with an approximate season ending date of May 2.Sugar content of the sap for 2006 is down from last year. On average, approximately 43 gallons of sap were required to produce one gallon of syrup. This compares to with 40 gallons in 2005 and 42 gallons in 2004. The majority of the syrup produced this year is of medium color.

 The    2005 U.S. average price per gallon is $29.90, up $1.50 from the 2004 price  of $28.40.  The U.S. value of production, at $37.1 million for 2005, is down  13 percent from 2004.   The average price per gallon increased in all States except Connecticut and  Michigan.

MAPLE SYRUP: Production, Price, and Value by State and United States ¹^/

State	Production			Average price per gallon		Value of production
State	2004	2005	2006	2004	2005	2004	2005
	1,000 gallons			Dollars		1,000 dollars

CT	11	10	10	51.70	50.00	569	500
ME	290	265	300	19.40	21.50	5,626	5,698
MA	50	40	40	46.30	51.20	2,315	2,048
MI	80	58	78	38.00	36.00	3,040	2,088
NH	83	57	64	35.40	41.30	2,938	2,354
NY	255	222	253	28.20	31.70	7,191	7,037
OH	78	69	78	32.00	36.00	2,496	2,484
PA	60	61	66	29.00	31.50	1,740	1,922
VT	500	410	460	27.30	27.80	13,650	11,398
WI	100	50	100	32.30	32.40	3,230	1,620

U.S.	1,507	1,242	1,449	28.40	29.90	42,795	37,149

1/ Price and value for 2004 are revised. Price and value for 2006 available June 2007.