RUPERT, Vt.—The 2025 U.S. maple syrup crop was down only slightly from last year, with producers making 5.7 million gallons, compared with 5.8 million last year, according to the USDA statistics service. 

Vermont led the way this season with a total of 3.06 million gallons produced, down from 3.1 million gallons last year.

Runner-up states were New York with 829,000 gallons, Wisconsin at 556,000 and Maine with 549,000 gallons, according to USDA.

This would be the first time that Wisconsin placed in the top three in syrup production. 

In yields per tap, Wisconsin was number one with 0.463 gallons produced per tap, followed by Vermont at 0.367 gallons per tap average and Maine at 0.312, the USDA reported.

The U.S. maple industry put out 16.8 million taps this season, down from the 17.1 million last year, the USDA reported. 

Vermont led the nation with 8.3 million taps, followed by New York with 2.7 million and Maine with 1.7 million.

The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications and in the June issue of The Maple News.