2012 syrup prices

[highlandcattle]

Has anyone given any thought to what you'll be charging for quarts, pint and half pints this year? Trying to be fair, but need to make some money on this deal.

[spud]

Gallons are $35.00 1/2 gallons are $18.00 and quarts are $12.00

Spud

[West Mountain Maple]

thats almost less than bulk prices with jugs costs, we have to keep prices "fair" to us too, hp $6, pt $10, qt $16, $28 hg, gal $50 is what i am trying this year

[jasonl6]

Should be staying the same here. gal $43, 1/2 gal $25 , quart $13 , pint $7 I do a few samplers for people too but don;t really sell anything less than pints.

Jason

[mapleack]

Leaving ours the same as last year, $45 gal, $25 half, $15 qt, $8 pt, $5 half pint.

[sugar ED]

Gallons are $35.00 1/2 gallons are $18.00 and quarts are $12.00

Spud

JUST got to ask ! Are you using your sugar shack for a tax write off ? Is this grade A Amber PURE MAPLE SYRUP or even a B !!! ? I'm in Vermont visiting family at least once a month or more ,and in 1980 and back, was the last time I saw A -1 GAL. of PURE MAPLE SYRUP cost $35.00 !.
I'm pretty sure (not pos.) But if thats, just say (good PURE syrup) ,than just go to ur local BIG sugar house and thay would take it off ur hands for $35.00 a gal. . Sap is going at around .50 cents per gal and if ...(lol) only 40 gals.to 1 gal syrup, thats $20.00 in just sap ! Not to mention the cost of -taps,tee,tubing,time/labor,arch,pans,filters,jars/jugs,WOOD/GAS/OIL and much more!
I'm on West Mountain Maple ,side."thats almost less than bulk prices with jugs costs, we have to keep prices "fair" to us too, hp $6, pt $10, qt $16, $28 hg, gal $50 " . And sold All of mine last year for the same ! even in Vermont ! to friends/family.. Gas is $4.00 a gal ! 1980 was $1.20 ! and GOLD IS NOW WHAT!!!. So I don't think I'm asking to much !
Good Luck Sappin and having fun ! Ed
P.S. "the having fun* with friends/family ,is what makes it worth it all ! and sooo sweeet !

[maple flats]

I'm also staying with last year's prices. $45 gal, $25 1/2gal, $15 qt, $8 pt and $5 pt.
Anyone selling at $35 is losing money. Forget the jugs and sell it bulk. Don't tell me the competition forces you to sell that low, hogwash! In '09 I had a poor season and I priced my product at $54 gal. I still sold out early. I had 150 gal that year and sold out by June, and my local competition was at $45-$52. I still get the same customers back every year. The only reason I dropped my price to $45 is so I sell my product at retail and little or none bulk.

[ennismaple]

Same prices as last year.

[spud]

My situation is a bit different. I sell sap and the price I get is the equivalent to making $20.00 per gallon based on 2% sap. The person I sell my sap to will give me syrup as pay if I would like. I do plan to sell some syrup to some friends but probably not more then 50 gallons or so. The prices I set are still much better than what I would get for selling sap. No big producer would give me $35.00 for a gallon when all they get is $30.00. There are more maple producers and more maple syrup made in Franklin county then anywhere in the United States. I could never get $45.00 a gallon or more where I live. If a guy had 100 taps in his backyard it would not be hard to sell what little he makes to his family or friends. But all that changes when you make 2000-3000 gallons per season. By next year I should be up to 6000+ taps and if I set my sugarhouse up to boil then most everything will be sold bulk at about $30.00 a gallon. We can make a very good profit at that price so to sell in jugs for $35.00 is a little bonus. I think it's great that some of you guy's south of me are making up to $65.00 a gallon. I hope you make a bunch of cash for you and your family. Good luck to all.

Spud

[kinalfarm]

45$ gallon / 25$ half/ 15$ qrt don't sell anything smaller