Maple-syrup production in New York state increased 6 percent To 806,000 gallons this year from 760,000 gallons in 2017, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The number of taps in the Empire State rose 3 percent to 2.73 million taps in 2018 from 2.65 million last year. The yield per tap increased […]
Maple-syrup production in New York state increased 6 percent To 806,000 gallons this year from 760,000 gallons in 2017, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
The number of taps in the Empire State rose 3 percent to 2.73 million taps in 2018 from 2.65 million last year. The yield per tap increased from 0.287 gallons in 2017 to 0.295 gallons this year.
New York’s maple-syrup season lasted an average of 52 days in 2018, up from 43 days last year. The earliest sap flow reported in the state this year was Jan. 12 and the latest sap flow was May 2.
U.S. maple-syrup production totaled 4.16 million gallons in 2018, down 3 percent from the previous year, per the USDA. The number of taps was estimated at 13.7 million this year, up 3 percent from the 2017 total. Yield per tap was estimated to be 0.304 gallons in 2018, down 5 percent from the previous season.