New York maple syrup production in 2022 was 845 thousand gallons, 31% above the 2021 production. The number of maple taps is estimated at 2.90 million in 2022, unchanged from last year. Yield per tap increased to 0.291 gallon per tap, up from 0.223 in 2021. New York producers had a long season in 2022, on the average, the season lasted 33 days, compared with 29 days in 2021.
New York's 2021 value of production totaled $24.5 million, down 12% from 2020. The 2021 average price per gallon in New York was $37.80, up from $34.40 in 2020. The value of New York's 2022 maple syrup production will be published in the Crop Production Report, June 2023.
The 2022 United States maple syrup production totaled 5.03 million gallons, up 35% from the previous season. The number of taps totaled 14.3 million, up 2% from the 2021 total. Yield per tap was 0.352 gallon, up 0.088 gallon from the previous season.
The earliest sap flow reported was Jan. 1 in New York and Vermont. The latest sap flow reported to open the season was Feb. 20 in Wisconsin. On average, the season lasted 34 days, compared with 27 days in 2021. The 2021 United States average price per gallon was $35.90, up $3.90 from 2020. Value of production, at $134 million for 2021, was up 1% from the 2020 season.
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