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State maple syrup production up slightly from a year ago

Wisconsin’s 2024 maple syrup production was 458,000 gallons, up 1,000 gallons from 2023. The number of taps increased 20,000 in 2024 to 1,140,000 taps. Yield was 0.402 gallon per tap, 1 % below the 0.408 gallon per tap in 2023. In 2023, the average price Wisconsin maple syrup producers received was $31.70 per gallon, 30 cents above 2022. Retail price per gallon in 2023 was $52, and the wholesale price per gallon was $46.40. Bulk sales in 2023 totaled 354,000 gallons, with an average price of $27.10 per gallon. The 2024 United States maple syrup production totaled 5.86 million gallons, up 17% from the previous season for comparable states. The number of taps totaled 17.1 million, up 5% from the 2023 total for comparable States. Yield per tap was 0.342 gallon, up 0.035 gallon from the previous season for comparable states. The 2023 United States average price per gallon was $32.80, down $1.70 from 2022. Value of production, at $159 million for 2023, was down 23% from the 2022 season. Estimates began for maple in 2024 for Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, and West Virginia. The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.