The syrup is boiling at Randle's Maple in Alexander, NY

The New York State Maple Producers Association invites you to one of the state’s sweetest event’s Maple Weekend. 

The goal of Maple Weekend is to share the real taste of the mouth-watering maple syrup with you while also demonstrating the various ways to make it.  Whether it’s simply boiling the sap over an open fire or running it through some highly scientific equipment, great taste is always the final product.

Maple Weekend began almost 15 years ago when Wyoming County maple producers opened their doors to the public to showcase the production of maple products from tree to table.  The first event, known then as Maple Sunday, demonstrated how maple syrup was made by tapping trees, collecting sap and boiling it into syrup.  Producers also provided samples and sold maple products to the public. 

Now Maple Weekend occurs statewide and the event has grown so much that the maple producers had to add a second weekend.  This year, Maple Weekend will be March 20-21 and 27-28 from 10am – 4pm each day. 

The word is spreading about award-winning New York Sate maple syrup, recently named best-tasting in the United States.  On behalf of our 500-member organization, we hope you’ll join us for Maple Weekend!   

New York State –Maple Syrup Production up 10% in 2009

In 2009, New York State’s more than 1,500 maple syrup producers made more than 362,000 gallons of syrup according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.  Only Vermont with 920,000 gallons and Maine’s 395,000 with gallons produced more maple syrup.   Canada is the largest maple syrup producing country in the world.

New York’s increase was 10% more than 2008’s production output.  Dry conditions in the North Country and a quick warming season limited what would have been an even larger crop.  The sugar content in the sap was lower than in 2008.  Syrup color was 45% dark, 46% medium, and 9% light. 

New York’s 1.51 million taps produce enough sap to account for almost 15.6% of the maple syrup made in the United States.  That averages out to 0.240 gallons of syrup for every tap in the state with an average cost per gallon of syrup at $42.40. 

The final value of the 2008 crop is estimated at $13.907 million, a huge increase of 55% from the year before.  The economic impact of maple production in New York State is estimated $55.6 million in 2008.  The USDA will release 2009 crop values in June of 2010.

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