While much of the country has been enjoying an early spring – it’s bad news for the nation’s maple farmers...
Experts say the early spring has devastated the industry by drastically cutting the length of this year's maple sugaring season, which requires freezing night temperatures to get the sap flowing.
One Wisconsin maple syrup producer got just 400 gallons compared to his usual 2,200. Another Vermont maple farmer said his crop was down by half this year. Maple syrup lovers can expect this year's syrup drought to increase prices by 10 percent or more.
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