JEFFERSON, Ohio—Syrup demand is carrying into the new year, with buyers on the hunt for drums.

"Demand is strong," said Nate Bissell of Bissell Maple Farms, one of the nation’s biggest bulk buyers.

Dwayne Hill of Shaver-Hill Maple in Harpersfield, N.Y., who is a regional buyer for Bissell, said that the storage warehouse is almost empty at his farm.

“We are sending another load to Nate next week and we will be down to basically enough for ourselves,” Hill told The Maple News. “Nate is looking for 7 tractor trailer loads as we speak right now."

Hill said he will likely behunting for more syrup in January.

Meanwhile, at Bascom Maple Farms in Alstead, N.H., owner Bruce Bascom told The Maple News that supply and demand have been keeping up with each other.

"Yes syrup has been selling well," Bascom said.

He said he was confident that his farm can get to a new crop without running out of current supply.

"We have extra Organic drums to sell for anyone in need," Bascom added.

Bascom said the Quebec Federation still has a very substantial surplus reserve.

Federation officials told the Maple News that the current supply of surplus syrup is about 44 million pounds. Another 50 million pounds has been bought from the federation but is sitting in the warehouses of private owners.