1. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Gary Keough, State Statistician, New England Field Office Maple Syrup 2012 Census of Agriculture Highlights 2014 Production and 2013 Prices

2. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. U.S. – Revised Production, 2.262 million gallons, up from 1.998 million gallons, up 19% –Revised Taps, 11.147 million taps, up from 9.771 million taps, up 14% –Revised Sales, $78.1 million, up from $74.6 million, up 5% 2012 Census of Agriculture Maple Highlights

3. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. States – Maine: Revised taps to 1,884,446, up from 1,500,000, up 26% –Vermont: Revised taps to 4,348,163, up from 3,500,000, up 24% –Wisconsin: Revised taps to 682,229, up from 600,000, up 14% –New Hampshire: Revised taps to 495,588, up from 440,000, up 13% 2012 Census of Agriculture Maple Highlights

4. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Top counties for taps 2012 Census of Agriculture Maple Highlights CountyStateNUMBER OF TAPSrank SOMERSETMAINE1,726,6611 FRANKLINVERMONT1,461,5632 LAMOILLEVERMONT598,9523 ORLEANSVERMONT413,1244 CLINTONNEW YORK343,4645 CHITTENDENVERMONT306,3036 WINDSORVERMONT301,4517 ORANGEVERMONT242,9418 LEWISNEW YORK229,8769 WINDHAMVERMONT217,44810

5. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Top counties for production 2012 Census of Agriculture Maple Highlights CountyState PRODUCTION MEASURED IN GALLONSrank SOMERSETMAINE425,6441 FRANKLINVERMONT367,5672 LAMOILLEVERMONT166,0013 ORLEANSVERMONT85,9444 CHITTENDENVERMONT71,2395 WYOMINGNEW YORK54,7026 WINDHAMVERMONT54,5227 WINDSORVERMONT52,2418 RUTLANDVERMONT48,8629 CLINTONNEW YORK46,64210

6. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Top counties for value of sales 2012 Census of Agriculture Maple Highlights CountyState SALES MEASURED IN $rank SOMERSETMAINE13,585,0001 FRANKLINVERMONT11,386,0002 LAMOILLEVERMONT5,195,0003 ORLEANSVERMONT2,678,0004 CHITTENDENVERMONT2,202,0005 WYOMINGNEW YORK2,050,0006 WINDSORVERMONT1,936,0007 WINDHAMVERMONT1,870,0008 RUTLANDVERMONT1,804,0009 CLINTONNEW YORK1,633,00010

7. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Top counties for number of operations with of sales 2012 Census of Agriculture Maple Highlights CountyState OPERATIONS WITH SALESrank FRANKLINVERMONT2241 WINDSORVERMONT1862 CLARKWISCONSIN1733 GEAUGAOHIO1694 ORANGEVERMONT1645 CHITTENDENVERMONT1436 ORLEANSVERMONT1427 RUTLANDVERMONT1198 SOMERSETMAINE1089 LEWISNEW YORK1089

8. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. 2012 Census of Agriculture Maple Highlights

9. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. 2012 Census of Agriculture Maple Highlights

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11. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. US Farms with Maple Taps, by size of operation, 2002,2007,2012 200220072012 Net Change 2002 to 2012 1 TO 991,8362,5682,118282 100 TO 4992,9202,6292,820-100 500 TO 9991,2301,0831,135-95 1,000 TO 1,9991,089848946-143 2,000 TO 2,99941237244129 3,000 TO 4,99928830233749 5,000 TO 9,99919019325363 10,000+103126211108

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13. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. US Maple Taps, by size of operation, 2002,2007,2012 200220072012 Net Change 2002 to 2012 1 TO 9967,28787,97779,90512,618 100 TO 499728,751617,018650,174-78,577 500 TO 999824,040724,334766,462-57,578 1,000 TO 1,999935,869855,4801,022,31386,444 2,000 TO 2,9991,031,6861,084,0311,205,490173,804 3,000 TO 4,9991,382,5811,090,2851,217,042-165,539 5,000 TO 9,9991,260,4151,236,1571,638,858378,443 10,000+2,000,1432,674,5744,773,1592,773,016

14. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. U.S. – 3.167 million gallons, 35.4 million pounds, down 10% from 2013 –11.35 million taps, down slightly from 11.36 –0.279 gallons, 3.12 pounds per tap, down 10% 2014 Maple Syrup Production Highlights

15. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. 2014 Maple Syrup Production Highlights All States except Pennsylvania showed decreased production Season lasted 29 days compared to 37 days last year States with increased number of tabs included Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut States with decreased number of taps included Maine, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

16. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. 2014 Maple Syrup Production Highlights Vermont –1,320,000 gallons, 14.7 million pounds, down 11% –4,270,000 taps, up 2% –0.309 gallons, 3.451 pounds per tap, down 12% Maine –545,000 gallons, 6.09 million pounds, down 3% –1,850,000 taps, down 2% –0.295 gallons, 3.295 pounds per tap, down 1% New York –546,000 gallons, 6.10 million pounds, down 5% –2,200,000 taps, unchanged –0.248 gallons, 2.770 pounds per tap, down 5%

17. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. 2014 Maple Syrup Production Highlights Ohio –130,000 gallons, 1.45 million pounds, down 13% –450,000 taps, up 2% –0.289 gallons per tap, 3.228 pounds down 18% Pennsylvania –146,000 gallons, 1.63 million pounds, up 9% –588,000 taps, up 1% –0.248 gallons per tap, 2.770 pounds, up 8% New Hampshire –112,000 gallons, 1.25 million pounds, down 10% –490,000 taps, up 4% –0.229 gallons per tap, 2.558 pounds, down 13%

18. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Michigan –91,000 gallons, 1.016 million pounds, down 39% –430,000 taps, down 12% –0.212 gallons per tap, 2.368 pounds, down 30% Wisconsin –200,000 gallons, 2.23 million pounds, down 25% –700,000 taps, down 5% –0.286 gallons per tap, 3.195 pounds, down 20% Massachusetts –61,000 gallons, 681,000 pounds, down 3% –290,000 taps, up 4% –0.210 gallons per tap, 2.346 pounds per tap, down 7% Connecticut –16,000 gallons, 178,700 pounds, down 20% –83,000 taps, up 6% –0.193 gallons per tap, 2.156 pounds per tap, down 25% 2014 Maple Syrup Production Highlights

19. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Million Gallons U.S. Maple Syrup Production, 2000-2014

20. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Gallons 2014 Maple Production by State United States 2014 Maple Syrup Production: 1.9million gallons

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24. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. United States 2014 Maple Syrup Taps: 9,771,000 U.S. Maple Taps 2014 Taps by State

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30. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. 2013 Maple Syrup Prices and Value of Production U.S. –Total value of production: $131.8 million Up 77% from 2012 2012 Production, at 74.6 million gallons, was down 30% –Average price received: $37.40 per gallon Down 4% from $39.10 in 2012

31. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. 2013 Maple Syrup Prices and Value of Production Value of production increased in all States Average price received per gallon –Decreased in Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin –Increased in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Higher percentage of 2013 crop sold in bulk increased in all States except Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire

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37. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. 2013 Canadian production courtesy Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec

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