Producers in the maple syrup industry are worried about how tariffs on Canadian equipment will affect production costs.

Vermont maple syrup makers face uncertainty amid Canada and China tariff chaos By Associated Press Published April 16, 2025, 11:01 a.m. ET ...

It’s maple syrup season. Here’s where to taste Vermont’s best. The essence of the Green Mountain State tastes sweetest when the sap flows and syrup thickens in the annual thaw.

“It’s uncertain enough making maple syrup.” Judd, who has been making Vermont’s signature product since the 1970s, says multiple countries contribute to each container of the sticky sweetener.

Vermont maple syrup makers face uncertainty amid Canada and China tariff chaos Small jars of this season's maple syrup show the variation in hue from day-to-day at Judd's Wayeeses Farms in Morgan ...

Maple syrup producer Jim Judd checks on the levels of sap in a stainless steel tank imported from Quebec, Canada, at Judd's Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Vt., on Friday, April 11, 2025.