The United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture released the following report about West Virginia and United States maple syrup production.
In West Virginia maple syrup production totaled 12,000 gallons in 2024, up from 11,000 gallons in 2023. Number of taps was 70,000, up from 69,000 taps in 2023. Yield per tap was 0.171 gallon, up from 0.159 gallon in 2023. Acreage totaled 2,200 acres in 2024, previous year data are not available. Comparison data for 2023 were released by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture in cooperation with NASS. Sales data will be in the Crop Production Report released in June 2025.
United States maple syrup production in 2024 totaled 5.86 million gallons, up 17 percent from the previous season for comparable states. The number of taps totaled 17.1 million, up 5 percent from the 2023 total for comparable states. Yield per tap was 0.342 gallon, up 0.035 gallon from the previous season for comparable states. Acreage totaled 318,700 acres in 2024, previous year data are not available.
The 2023 United States average price per gallon was $32.80, down $1.70 from 2022. Retail prices in 2023 were $55.70 per gallon, up from $53.60 per gallon in 2022. Retail gallons sold totaled 636,000, down from 734,000 gallons sold in 2022. Wholesale prices in 2023 were $44.40 per gallon, up from $40.00 per gallon in 2022. Wholesale gallons sold totaled 520,000 gallons, down from 805,000 gallons in 2022. Bulk prices in 2023 were $2.40 per pound, down from $2.70 per pound in 2022. Bulk prices per gallon in 2023 were $26.90, down from $30.20 per gallon in 2022. Bulk gallons sold totaled 3.6 million, down from 4.3 million 2022. Value of production, at $159 million for 2023, was down 23 percent from the 2022 season. Estimates began for maple in 2024 for Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, and West Virginia.
