PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 7, 2023
Despite erratic weather this winter, Maine’s maple syrup producers say the season’s sap run looks promising, and that it might yield above-average quantities for some producers. Unusually high temperatures this winter led some maple farms to tap early, though the recent cold snap and storm activity has left producers in a holding pattern. Maine is home to 520 licensed syrup producers, and the state harvests more than 575,000 gallons annually, making it the third largest producer of maple syrup in the country.