MAPLE SYRUP 



Maple syrup production during the spring of 1982 totaled 30,000 gallons, 25 percent below the preceding 

 year. The 1982 sugaring season opened two weeks later and closed four days later than the 1981 season. 

 Most producers reported favorable temperatures and medium color syrup for the season. At $20.20 per gallon, 

 the syrup crop had a value of $506,000, or 19 percent less than the previous year. 



MAPLE SYRUP: PRODUCTION, DISPOSITION AND VALUE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1972-1983 



MAPLE SYRUP PRICES: BY TYPE OF SALE AND SIZE OF CONTAINER, MASSACHUSETTS, 1972-1982 



YEAR 



GAL 



RETAIL 



GAL 



QUART 



PINT 



PINT 



WHOLESALE 



GAL 



GAL 



QUART 



PINT 



.PINT 



ALL SALES 

 EQUIVALENT 

 PER GALLON 



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