[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1437.107]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1437_NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B_Determining Yield Coverage Using Actual Production History
 
Sec.  1437.107  Maple sap.

    (a) NAP assistance for maple sap is limited to maple sap produced on 
private property for sale as sap or syrup. Eligible maple sap must be 
produced from trees that:
    (1) Are located on land the producer controls by ownership or lease;
    (2) Are managed for production of maple sap;
    (3) Are at least 30 years old and 12 inches in diameter; and
    (4) Have a maximum of 4 taps per tree according to the tree's 
diameter.

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    (b) The crop year for maple sap production is the calendar year, 
January 1 through December 31.
    (c) If producers file an application for coverage in accordance with 
Sec.  1437.6, tree acreage containing trees from which maple sap is 
produced or is to be produced must be reported to CCC no later than the 
beginning of the crop year.
    (d) In addition to the applicable records required under Sec.  
1437.7, producers must report the:
    (1) Total number of eligible trees on the unit;
    (2) Average size and age of producing trees; and
    (3) Total number of taps placed or anticipated for the tapping 
season.
    (e) A maximum county-expected-yield for maple sap shall be 10 
gallons of sap per tap per crop year unless acceptable documentary 
evidence, as determined by CCC, is available to CCC to support a higher 
county-expected-yield.
    (f) The average market price for maple sap must be established for 
the value of the sap before processing into syrup. If price data is 
available only for maple syrup, this data must be converted to a maple 
sap basis. The wholesale price for a gallon of maple syrup shall be 
multiplied by 0.00936 to arrive at the average market price of a gallon 
of maple sap.
    (g) The actual production history for maple sap shall be recorded on 
the basis of gallons of sap per tap.
    (h) The unit's expected production is determined by:
    (1) Multiplying the number of taps placed in eligible trees; by
    (2) The approved per tap yield as determined in accordance with 
Sec.  1437.102.
    (i) Payments will be based on the amount of losses for this 
community in excess of a 50 percent loss level at a rate determined in 
accord with this part and the authorizing legislation.

[67 FR 12448, Mar. 19, 2002. Redesignated at 71 FR 13745, Mar. 17, 2006]