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

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.

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