The numbers work out when your a large producer, not so much when you have a few thousand taps. We've spoken to a number of large producers in Franklin county and it's a completely different economic equation in the county compared to the county we live in. If we could get Spud's price for our sap, I'd gladly convert to just selling sap but the demand is not there.
Originally Posted by
Walling's Maple Syrup
$8.00 per gallon is the gross figure before you take out boiling expenses(fuel consumption, electricity, manpower if you are paying someone, wear and tear on equipment, trucking to get the finished product to buyer....)the list goes on and on. By the time you are done it wouldn't be worth it- at least not for me. That being said, if you are getting that much for your sap, that is great. If I was in that situation, that is what I would do as well.
Neil
3x10 Leader Inferno Arch
14,200 Taps
2 - 14 HP Indiana Vacuum pump
1800gph Lapierre RO
10" Lapierre filter press
2 - 25,000 tap Lapierre releasers
3 - SS 1500 gallon tanks
1 - SS 8,400 gallon tank
8x8 Argo ATV
50k John Deere generator
24'x32' sugarhouse