Article: AS NYS MAPLE SYRUP INDUSTRY FALLS SHORT OF ECONOMIC POTENTIAL, SEN. SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW PLAN TO BUILD STATEWIDE MAPLE-SYRUP BOTTLING PLANT IN LEWIS - CREATE JOBS, BOOST PRODUCTION

The office of Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., issued the following news release:

As Upstate New York's maple syrup industry falls short of realizing its economic potential, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced a new plan to build a statewide bottling plant in Lewis County that would boost maple syrup production and create jobs. New York State currently lags behind industry leaders like Quebec and Vermont in maple syrup production, importing four times as much maple syrup as it produces, despite having nearly 200 million more maple trees. With world-wide demand for maple products rapidly outpacing supply and prices at record levels, Upstate New York has a real opportunity to ...

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