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Mink
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released July 15, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on Mink call Mike Barker at (202)
720-3243, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
Pelt Production Up 1 Percent
Mink pelt production in the United States in 2004 totaled 2.56
million pelts, up 1 percent from 2003. Wisconsin, the largest mink
producing State, produced 768,000 pelts. Utah the second largest
producing state, produced 580,000 pelts.
By color class, the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S.
production in 2004 follows: Black at 45.1 percent, Mahogany at 22.2
percent, Blue Iris at 11.7 percent, Demi/Wild at 6.1 percent,
Sapphire at 5.3 percent, and White at 4.1 percent. The remaining
color classes accounted for 5.5 percent.
Value of Pelt Production Up 21 Percent
Mink pelts produced during the 2004 crop year were valued at 124
million dollars, up 21 percent from $102 million a year ago. The
average price per pelt for the 2004 crop year was $48.40, up from
$40.10 in 2003.
Females Bred Up 6 Percent
Female mink bred to produce kits in 2005 totaled 642,100, up 6
percent from the previous year.
Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 2005 by color
class are: Black at 46.8 percent, Mahogany at 20.0 percent, Blue
Iris at 10.7 percent, Demi/Wild at 5.9 percent, Sapphire at
5.9 percent and white at 4.2 percent. The remaining color classes
accounted for 6.5 percent.
Number of Mink Farms Down 3 Percent
There were 296 mink farms producing pelts in 2004, down 3 percent
from a year ago. Leading States were Utah with 80 farms, Wisconsin
with 67 farms and Minnesota with 28.
Fox
There were 17 mink farms which also raised fox in 2004, down from
18 the previous year.
Mink: Pelts Produced and Females Bred, by Color Class,
United States, 2003-2005
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: Pelts Produced :Females Bred to Produce Kits
Color :-----------------------------------------------------------
Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2005
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: 1,000
:
Black : 1,025.7 1,155.8 277.5 300.7
Demi-Wild : 164.4 156.0 34.8 38.0
Pastel : 29.5 39.1 9.3 14.3
Sapphire : 146.7 136.1 30.2 37.9
Blue Iris : 409.5 299.6 71.7 68.7
Mahogany : 548.3 568.3 127.1 128.5
Pearl : 74.9 65.5 16.8 16.9
Lavender : 4.2 4.6 1.5 1.6
Violet : 18.7 22.3 6.1 6.6
White : 117.0 105.2 26.3 26.9
Misc. & Unclassified: 10.1 10.6 3.5 2.0
:
US 1/ : 2,549.0 2,563.1 604.8 642.1
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Mink: Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value,
United States, 1985-04
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: Mink : Pelts : Average Marketing : Value of
Year : Farms : Produced : Price : Mink Pelts
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: Number 1,000 Dollars Million Dollars
:
1985 : 1,042 4,171 28.00 116.8
1986 : 989 4,096 41.30 170.0
1987 : 1,027 4,122 43.00 177.2
1988 : 1,027 4,453 32.30 143.8
1989 : 940 4,604 20.40 93.9
1990 : 771 3,366 25.50 85.8
1991 : 683 3,268 21.90 71.6
1992 : 571 2,900 23.80 69.0
1993 : 523 2,620 34.10 89.3
1994 : 484 2,623 33.00 86.6
1995 : 478 2,803 53.10 148.8
1996 : 449 2,783 35.30 98.2
1997 : 452 2,993 33.10 99.1
1998 : 438 2,938 24.80 72.9
1999 : 398 2,813 33.70 94.8
2000 : 350 2,666 34.00 90.6
2001 : 329 2,565 33.50 85.9
2002 : 324 2,607 30.60 79.8
2003 : *305 2,549 40.10 102.2
2004 : 296 2,563 48.40 124.0
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1/ Sum of color class may not add to U.S. total due to rounding.
* Revised
Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms,
Major States and United States, 2003
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: : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- :
States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any : Pearl
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: Number
:
ID : 60,200 22,600 13,400 49,600
IL : 41,800
IA : 65,100 10,200 2,100
MI :
MN : 37,700 49,600 1,100 2,900 48,900 84,000
OH : 32,100 9,400 9,800
OR : 96,500 25,000 131,000 18,400
PA : 6,400 10,500 17,700
SD :
UT : 235,000 26,500 23,000 226,000
WA : 28,800 13,400 52,400
WI : 381,000 6,200 35,300 97,700 95,000
:
Oth :
Sts 1/ : 41,100 101,400 22,200 14,500 15,200 63,400 74,900
:
:1,025,700 164,400 29,500 146,700 409,500 548,300 74,900
:-------------------------------------------------------------:
: : : : Misc. & : : Number :
:Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : of :
: : : : ified : Pelts : Farms :
:-------------------------------------------------------------:
: ------------------------ Number ------------------------
:
ID : 168,700 24
IL : 52,300 7
IA : 16,700 129,100 15
MI : 51,000 8
MN : 700 16,300 245,200 31
OH : 63,000 9
OR : 273,000 23
PA : 44,600 9
SD : 78,700 3
UT : 590,000 80
WA : 94,600 10
WI : 63,400 2,100 706,300 69
:
Oth :
Sts 1/ : 4,200 18,000 20,600 8,000 52,500 17
:
US 2/ : 4,200 18,700 117,000 10,100 2,549,000 305
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1/ \"Other States\" include some pelts from the above listed States which were
not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Published color
classes may not add to the State total.
2/ New color classes started in 2002. Reference page 8.
Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms,
Major States and United States, 2004
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: : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- :
States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any : Pearl
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: Number
:
ID : 62,200 16,800 12,400 62,300
IL : 46,900
IA : 74,900 7,300
MI :
MN : 37,700 48,900 2,500 31,000 81,900
OH : 40,900 6,300 18,000
OR : 102,200 13,700 97,500 32,000
PA : 18,200 11,700 13,000
SD :
UT : 245,000 37,000 7,500 210,000
WA : 42,000 40,000
WI : 450,000 7,000 55,300 81,800 94,000
:
Oth :
Sts 1/ : 35,800 70,100 32,100 29,800 9,100 70,100 65,500
:
US 2/ :1,155,800 156,000 39,100 136,100 299,600 568,300 65,500
:
:-------------------------------------------------------------:
: : : : Misc. & : : Number :
:Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : of :
: : : : ified : Pelts : Farms :
:-------------------------------------------------------------:
: ------------------------ Number ------------------------
:
ID : 174,000 24
IL : 59,700 7
IA : 132,700 15
MI : 50,500 7
MN : 700 13,900 220,600 28
OH : 70,400 9
OR : 247,100 22
PA : 55,900 9
SD : 67,200 3
UT : 500 580,000 80
WA : 97,500 10
WI : 52,600 768,000 67
:
Oth :
Sts 1/ : 4,600 21,600 38,200 10,600 39,500 15
:
US 2/ : 4,600 22,300 105,200 10,600 2,563,100 296
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1/ \"Other States\" include some pelts from the above listed States which were
not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Published color
classes may not add to the State total.
2/ New color classes started in 2002. Reference page 8.
Female Mink Bred to Produced Kits: Number by Color Class,
Major States and United States, 2004
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: : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog-
States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any
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: Number
:
ID : 15,600 3,400 2,800 14,600
IL : 11,900
IA : 18,900 2,600 600
MI :
MN : 9,500 10,600 400 700 7,400 18,400
OH : 9,400 2,000 3,600
OR : 25,600 3,100 17,900 6,200
PA : 5,200 3,200 2,900
SD :
UT : 61,000 5,000 5,400 51,900
WA : 10,500 2,900 10,900
WI : 100,200 2,000 8,400 18,500 19,300
:
Oth :
Sts 1/ : 9,700 21,300 6,900 4,400 3,300 12,500
:
US 2/ : 277,500 34,800 9,300 30,200 71,700 127,100
:
:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : : Misc. & :
: Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total
: : : : : ified :
:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number
:
ID : 41,400
IL : 14,800
IA : 3,500 34,000
MI : 11,700
MN : 3,100 51,300
OH : 18,400
OR : 53,300
PA : 14,900
SD : 17,800
UT : 143,000
WA : 24,300
WI : 168,900
:
Oth :
Sts 1/ : 16,800 1,500 6,100 19,700 3,500 11,000
:
US 2/ : 16,800 1,500 6,100 26,300 3,500 604,800
:
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1/ \"Other States\" include some pelts from the above listed States which were
not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Published color
classes may not add to the State total.
2/ New color classes started for female mink bred in 2003. Reference page
8.
Female Mink Bred to Produced Kits: Number by Color Class,
Major States and United States, 2005
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: : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog-
States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any
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: Number
:
ID : 17,500 3,800 2,500 15,600
IL : 13,100
IA : 21,100 2,300
MI :
MN : 10,200 10,200 700 6,700 16,600
OH : 10,200 1,400 5,300
OR : 25,000 2,500 19,600 8,900
PA : 4,900 3,400 3,300
SD :
UT : 63,100 10,400 2,800 50,800
WA : 12,400 9,300
WI : 112,300 3,700 14,800 19,700 19,100
:
Oth :
Sts 1/ : 10,900 17,400 10,600 11,300 2,500 12,200
:
US 2/ : 300,700 38,000 14,300 37,900 68,700 128,500
:
:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : : Misc. & :
: Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total
: : : : : ified :
:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number
:
ID : 44,900
IL : 16,000
IA : 35,400
MI : 11,500
MN : 4,300 49,900
OH : 18,600
OR : 56,500
PA : 15,000
SD : 17,100
UT : 150,000
WA : 25,100
WI : 300 13,700 600 190,400
:
Oth :
Sts 1/ : 16,900 1,300 6,600 8,900 1,400 11,700
:
US 2/ : 16,900 1,600 6,600 26,900 2,000 642,100
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1/ \"Other States\" include some pelts from the above listed States which were
not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Published color
classes may not add to the State total.
2/ New color classes started for female mink bred in 2003. Reference page
8.
Mink Color Classes, beginning with pelt production in 2002 and
female mink bred in 2003:
Black - formerly Standard, includes Pure Dark.
Demi/Wild - includes Dark Brown, Ranch Wild, Demi-buff.
Pastel - includes Dawn, Orchid.
Sapphire - includes Pale Brown.
Blue Iris - formerly Gunmetal, includes Aleutian.
Mahogany
Pearl
Lavender - formerly Lavender Hope.
Violet - includes Violet type, Cameo, Winterblue, Glacial.
White
Miscellaneous - Includes Pink.
Survey Procedures: Data for mink production are collected from all
known producers. State Statistical Offices use known sources of
producers to update their lists. All known mink producers are
mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to respond by mail.
Those that do not respond by mail are telephoned or possibly
enumerated in person. Care is exercised to ensure that all
operations are accounted for. Major auction houses which handle
producer sales provide mink pelt price data in July. Prices are
collected at the point of first sale by producers, before marketing
costs are deducted.
Reliability: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive
the estimates from reported data. All data are analyzed for
unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own
past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data
for inaccessible operations are accounted for through the expansion
of the reported data or by imputation based on individual
historical data. Survey data are subject to non-sampling errors
such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the
data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are
minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency
and reasonableness.
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