SurveyID: 2029 Maple Syrup Inquiry - May 2024 - All States

MAPLE SYRUP INQUIRY - May 2024
OMB No.: 0535-0039
Approval Expires: 1/31/2027
Project Code: 192
Survey ID: 2029

United States
Department of
Agriculture
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
USDA/NASS

National Operations Division
9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63132-1547
Phone: 1-888-424-7828
Fax: 1-855-415-3687
Email: [email protected]

Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your response will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY
identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018, Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws.
For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response to this survey is voluntary.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0039. The time required to complete this information collection is
estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Please Report in U.S. Dollars
1. Were any taps set on this operation for collecting maple sap in 2023 or 2024?
INCLUDE taps set on trees on your operation, regardless of whether you owned the land.
005

1

Yes - Go to Item 2

3

No - Go to Item 12

2023 and 2024 Production Data
2. In 2023 and 2024, how many taps were set for collecting maple sap on trees
owned by you, leased from others, or tapped rent-free?

Last Year - 2023

This Year - 2024

004

003

046

047

002

001

049

048

050

009

EXCLUDE taps leased to others.............................................................................
Taps
3. In 2023 and 2024, on how many acres were your maple taps set?..........................
Acres
4. In 2023 and 2024, how many gallons of syrup were produced by your
operation?
INCLUDE syrup made from your sap, and purchased sap.....................................
Gallons
5. In 2023 and 2024, how many gallons of syrup were used to make valueadded products like sugar, maple cream, maple candy, etc.?................................
Gallons
6. In 2023 and 2024, approximately how many gallons of sap were needed to
make one gallon of syrup?.....................................................................................
Gallons

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2023 UNPROCESSED SAP PURCHASED AND SOLD
Gallons

Average $/gal

051
7. In 2023, how many gallons of unprocessed sap did you PURCHASE from other
producers, and what was the average price per gallon paid?.............................................

052

045
8. In 2023, how many gallons of unprocessed sap did you SELL to other producers,
and what was the average price per gallon received?........................................................

053

2023 SYRUP SOLD
9. From the 2023 syrup production, how much syrup 􀁐was 􀁐sold; and what was the average price􀁐􀁐received, for the following
methods?
INCLUDE only syrup produced by this operation during the 2023 crop year.
EXCLUDE syrup purchased from another producer and re-sold.
040

105

a. Direct-to-consumers (farmer’s markets, sugar shack, etc).................
Gallons

Avg. $/gal
042

204

b. Wholesale (supermarkets, restaurants, or others)..............................
Gallons

Avg. $/gal

Gallons
c. Bulk wholesale (barrels, drums, or containers larger 060
than 5 gallons)...........................................................................
044
Pounds

061

Avg. $/gal

054

Avg. $/lb

062

d. Unsold (kept in reserve, donated, personal use, etc.).........................
Gallons
10. Of the 2023 crop production, how many gallons were sold as Grade A (of any color),
and how many gallons were sold as processing grade?

Gallons of Grade A
055

Gallons of
Processing Grade
056

INCLUDE all syrup sold at retail, wholesale, and bulk wholesale.......................................
7000

11. In 2024, were your maple products certified organic according to USDA standards?..........................
12. Operator Email:

Yes

1

No

3

Operator Phone:

9929

Check if
cell phone

9918
Check to receive
results by email

☐
(

13. Operation Email: (if different from above)

) _____________________

Operation Phone:

9937

9936

Check if
cell phone

Check to receive
results by email
(

) _____________________

Respondent Phone (if different from above)

14. Respondent Name:
9912

9911

____________________________________________

(

Check if 9910
cell phone
) _____________________

Date:

MM
__ __

DD

YY

__ __ __ __

This completes the survey. The results will be available on the release date at: nass.usda.gov/results
Thank you for your help.
Response
1-Comp
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
5-R -- Est
6-Inac --Est
7-Off Hold --Est
S/E Name:

Respondent
9901

1-Op/Mgr
2-Sp
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Oth

9902

Mode
1-PASI (Mail) 9903
2-PATI (Tel)
3-PAPI (Faceto-Face)
6-Email
7-Fax
19-Other

Enum.
9998

Eval.
9900

Change
9985

Office Use for POID
9989
___ ___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ - ___ ___ ___
Optional Use
9907

9908

9906

9916