HARRISBURG, Pa.—The retail price for a gallon of syrup in the United States averaged $55.70 last year, up two bucks over the 2022 average retail price in the U.S.

Seven states were surveyed by the USDA on retail prices, excluding the granddaddy of syrup prices, Connecticut where some sugarmakers are rumored to fetch $100 per gallon.

In Maine, retail averages $69.80 per gallon; New Hampshire gets $64.90; New York was at $53.80; Wisconsin gets $52.00; Michigan $56.60; Pennsylvania at $47.10 and Vermont was at $57.10, according to the USDA.

Meanwhile, bulk prices averaged $2.40 per pound in 2023, the USDA said. That was down 30 cents from 2022.

And wholesale prices were at $44.40 per gallon in the U.S., according to the agency. Up more than $4.00 from 2022.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service branch of the USDA is the federal statistical agency responsible for producing official data about U.S. agriculture.

It uses a combination of direct survey of sugarmakers either by phone or in-person to compile its data, as well as statistical estimates.