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Welcome to
Maple Weekend™
March 21-22, 2009
March 28-29, 2009
10am-4pm each day |
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The syrup is boiling at Randle's Maple in Alexander,
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The New York State Maple Producers Association is comprised of more than 500
of the finest syrup makers in the United States. Our purpose is to increase the
production of New York State maple syrup and enhance its sale across the nation.
The goal of Maple Weekend™ is to share
the real taste of the mouth-watering maple syrup with the public 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 more than a decade 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 an extra weekend. This year,
Maple
Weekend™ will be March 21-22 and 28-29 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.
New York State – Third Leading Producer of Maple
Syrup Worldwide and Second Leading Producer in the United States
In 2008, New York State’s approximately 1,500 maple syrup
producers made more than 332,000 gallons of syrup according to the USDA’s
National Agricultural Statistics Service. Only Vermont with 500,000 gallons
produced more maple syrup than New York.
The increase was almost 44% over 2007’s production output. The jump was caused
by outstanding weather conditions in most of the state with the exception of the
North Country. In addition the sugar content in the sap was unusually high.
Syrup color was 12% dark, 46% medium, and 42% light.
New York’s 1.48 million taps produce enough sap to account for almost 20% of the
maple syrup made in the United States. That averages out to 0.218 gallons of
syrup for every tap in the state with an average cost per gallon of syrup at
$33.50.
Only Vermont produced more syrup in the United States. Canada is the largest
maple syrup producing country in the world.
The final value of the 2007 crop is estimated at $7.5 million, a decline of 7%
from the year before. The economic impact of maple production in New York State
was an estimated $30 million in 2007.
For the list of participating producers
click on the LOCATIONS button.
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