BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 8, 2020
While the full extent of the economic impact that approximately 100 licensed sugarhouses around Maine will face from the cancellation of the open houses isn’t yet known, it’s likely to take a big bite out of maple syrup consumption this year. Maine’s maple industry now seeks to regroup from the cancellation of Maine Maple Sunday and the marketing momentum it provides in its aftermath. Maine was the nation’s third-largest maple syrup producer in 2019. Maple producers may stage an event to showcase their product later this year to help make up for the Maine Maple Sunday cancellation.