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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Marisa Reuber
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

www.nass.usda.gov/ny

                      NEW YORK MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION
                               UP 10 PERCENT

New York maple syrup 2009 production increased 10 percent from last year’s
production.  Syrup production is estimated at 362,000 gallons, up from the
328,000 gallons produced in 2008 according to Stephen Ropel, Director of
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office.
Vermont and Maine produced more syrup than New York.  The number of taps,
1.51 million, increased 4 percent from last year. Syrup produced per tap
averaged 0.240 gallons, up from 0.227 gallons in 2008.  The final value of
the 2008 crop is $13.9 million, 82 percent above the previous year’s value
of production.  The average price was $42.40 per gallon equivalent for all
sales.

Sugar content across the State this year was lower than last year and sap
quality was good.  Medium syrup accounted for 46 percent of production,
with 45 percent dark and 9 percent light.  Producers in the North Country
reported an above average season but dry conditions.  Elsewhere around the
state, producers had an average season.  Temperatures started out too cold
and quickly turned too warm.  Most producers, however, agreed that the
syrup had excellent flavor.

The 2009 U.S. maple syrup production totaled 2.33 million gallons, up 22
percent from 2008 and the highest on record since 1944. The number of taps
is estimated at 8.65 million, up 4 percent from the 2008 total of 8.33
million, while the yield per tap is estimated to be 0.269 gallons, up 17
percent from the previous season. Vermont led all States in production with
920,000 gallons, an increase of 30 percent from 2008. Production in Maine,
at 395,000 gallons, increased 65 percent from last season.

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6-10-09

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