Maple Syrup Production Good Last Week
Saturday, April 13th, 2013 -- 8:20 AM
Freezing temperatures at night and warm days last week resulted in the best statewide maple syrup production of the year.Areas of southern and east central Wisconsin continued to have good runs of sap, while areas in the north and central parts of the state started seeing significant sap flows for the first time this year.
Northern counties still have significant snow making sap collection challenging for producers using pails or bags.
Producers are reporting higher than normal sugar content in their sap across the state this year. Several have reported 20-38 gallons of maple sap producing 1 gallon of syrup this year while the annual average is around 40 to 1.
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