Every spring, maple producers across New England begin collecting sap from sugar maple trees and boiling it down into syrup, often using the same methods that have been employed for centuries. Don ...

As March fills with maple syrup festivals, we come to learn how maple trees aren't at all like factories or franchises. No. The sap they produce and its sugar content — all necessary to boil it ...

We also now know that maple syrup production made $95 million in 2024, up $16 million compared to 2023. “Vermont’s maple producers have weathered a wild ride this season.

Vermont maple syrup makers face uncertainty amid Canada and China tariff chaos By Associated Press Published April 16, 2025, 11:01 a.m. ET ...

SUTTON — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott tapped a maple tree at Pure Gold Sugaring in Sutton on March 3 to mark the start of the state's maple season, according to a community announcement.

Making maple syrup in New England’s spring weather can be unpredictable. Now, President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are adding anxiety about an industry that depends on multinational trade.

According to Mass Audubon, it takes 40 to 50 gallons of raw sugar maple sap to produce a single gallon on syrup. Every year Massachusetts produces 50,000-60,000 gallons of maple syrup.

“It’s uncertain enough making maple syrup.” Judd, who has been making Vermont’s signature product since the 1970s, says multiple countries contribute to each container of the sticky sweetener.

In 2010, they raised concerns about Log Cabin All Natural Syrup, an imitation maple syrup being sold in the same beige plastic jugs used by many producers in Vermont — the country’s largest ...

Vermont maple syrup makers face uncertainty amid Canada and China tariff chaos By AMANDA SWINHART and PATRICK WHITTLE The Associated Press,Updated April 16, 2025, 12:14 a.m.