Growth of Maple syrup and related products in Maine

Gabe, Todd (2014): Growth of Maple syrup and related products in Maine.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the growth of maple syrup production in Maine. First, we analyze the change in the number of taps from 2008 to 2013, and then look at the expected growth in maple taps between 2013 and 2018. Second, we examine the factors that Maine maple syrup producers believe are important to the future viability of maple syrup production in the state.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Maple Syrup Production, Farm Growth, Maine
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L6 - Industry Studies: Manufacturing > L66 - Food ; Beverages ; Cosmetics ; Tobacco ; Wine and Spirits; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q13 - Agricultural Markets and Marketing ; Cooperatives ; Agribusiness

References

Gabe, Todd. “Economic Impacts of Maine’s Maple Industry,” School of Economics, University of Maine, Staff Paper 614, February 2014.

National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2013. Maple Syrup Production. United States Department of Agriculture.