Wisconsin’s 2023 maple syrup production was 402,000 gallons, down 41,000 gallons from 2022. The number of taps increased 65,000 in 2023 to 985,000 taps.
Yield was 0.408 gallon per tap, 15 percent below the 0.481 gallon per tap in 2022. In 2022, the average price Wisconsin maple syrup producers received was $31.40 per gallon, $1.70 below 2021.
The 2023 Wisconsin maple syrup season began in February. The winter weather and not as much snow coverage impacted syrup yields.
The 2023 United States maple syrup production totaled 4.18 million gallons, down 15 percent from the previous season. The number of taps totaled 13.4 million, down 4 percent from the 2022 total. Yield per tap was 0.311 gallon, down 0.042 gallon from the previous season.
The 2022 United States average price per gallon was $34.70, down $1.20 from 2021. Value of production, at $172 million for 2022, was up 28 percent from the 2021 season.
The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.
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