Checking what VT sugar makers are doing

[MJPJ Sugars]

Got numbers from the guy who buys our sap from our big sugarbush. Off of 9900 taps he picked up 341,000 gallons of sap which came to be 5791.1 gallons of syrup. 0.585 gal syrup per tap. I'm hoping that bush can do better in a higher sugar content year. I don't have any totals for our Westford bush where we have 2500 taps and buy some sap and boil it ourselves.

Hi!

Is there a general/average/ballpark price anyone can share for selling sap?

Thanks!!

JQ

[wiam]

Hi!

Is there a general/average/ballpark price anyone can share for selling sap?

Thanks!!


JQ

Really too many variables to answer that. Location, volume, who is trucking.

[billyinvt]

Gotta say I've never been so happy to see 0 degrees as I was this morning. Long term forecast shows cold for the next couple weeks at least.

[spud]

I am almost done tapping. Looks like nothing but cold weather for a while. I would be just fine with my season starting mid March.

Spud

[DrTimPerkins]

I am almost done tapping. Looks like nothing but cold weather for a while. I would be just fine with my season starting mid March.

We're still tapping on the hill here. I'd be good with your timeline though.....lots to do in the sugarhouse to be ready for the season.

[WestfordSugarworks]

Hi!

Is there a general/average/ballpark price anyone can share for selling sap?

Thanks!!

JQ

The most common system in our area is payment based on a determined percentage of the bulk value of the syrup produced from that sap. Sap sellers are usually paid somewhere between 60-65% of the bulk value of the syrup that the buyer boils down from their sap. That is how everyone I know does business around here but i'm sure there are different ways people go about it. Every time our buyer picks up he records the sugar content and volume of sap and then we get a check at the end of the year based on how much syrup our sap was turned into.

[MJPJ Sugars]

The most common system in our area is payment based on a determined percentage of the bulk value of the syrup produced from that sap. Sap sellers are usually paid somewhere between 60-65% of the bulk value of the syrup that the buyer boils down from their sap. That is how everyone I know does business around here but i'm sure there are different ways people go about it. Every time our buyer picks up he records the sugar content and volume of sap and then we get a check at the end of the year based on how much syrup our sap was turned into.

Thanks!! Found a (relatively) simple explanation of the formula -- makes sense. Thanks! -- JQ

https://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/wilmot_pricing.pdf

[WestfordSugarworks]

Thanks!! Found a (relatively) simple explanation of the formula -- makes sense. Thanks! -- JQ

https://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/wilmot_pricing.pdf

No problem. My advice is don't let anyone pay you less than what you can get for your sap. You should be able to clear 62% of bulk in your area and don't let anyone try to convince you to accept less. You can probably get 65% including their trucking if you ask around. Maybe not though, with the bulk price expected to be lower this year from what I hear. Who knows. Margins might be getting thin for some people.

[Russ008]

Terrible accident in Vermont, Interstate 91 north at exit 27 in @NewportVT has been closed due to a #Maplesyrup spill. Fire dept is on-scene working on clean up.https://twitter.com/VTStatePolice/st...15858499424256

[DrTimPerkins]

Some of the comments after the announcement were pretty good.