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Maple Products Pricing Guide

A spreadsheet to calculate pricing and profit for maple cream, candy, cotton candy, and soda.

A New Method for Pricing Sap

While you may think that sap pricing should be relatively simple and easy to understand, there are actually many factors that can and should affect sap prices. This article presents a new method for pricing sap and explains how it differs from the traditional pricing guidelines that have been posted annually in the Digest.

Beginning or Expanding Maple Syrup Operations as a Profitable Business!

The primary use for this guide is to assist maple operations in developing a basic plan used to secure funding for start-up, expansion, and operating loans as well as a basic framework to begin considering the income and expenses incurred as the operation develops.

Procedures for Neutralizing Maple Wash Water

Wash waters resulting from the use of cleaning chemicals for reverse osmosis (RO) membranes and evaporator pans are often strongly basic or acid, and should be neutralized before disposal in order to comply with Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation regulations. These instructions for neutralizing maple wash water will allow you to modify your used maple cleaner to a safe pH range.

How deep do you tap?

An investigation into the impact of tap hole depth on tree health.

The Map of Maple

A guide to tasting maple syrup and checking for off-flavors

Pricing sap

How much money should you expect to make selling sap? There are many factors to consider.