National Agricultural Statistics Service Report on Mink Production, 2000
Lv Gn 3 (7-00)
Mink
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released July 20, 2000, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information
on "Mink" call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. ET.
Pelt Production Down 4 Percent
Mink pelt production in the United States in 1999 totaled 2.81 million pelts,
down 4 percent from 1998. Wisconsin, the major mink producing State, produced
731,700 pelts.
By color class, the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S. production
follows: Standard - 37.9 percent; Mahogany - 25.6 percent; Gunmetal - 16.3
percent; Ranch Wild - 6.1 percent; Demi-buff - 3.8 percent. The remaining
color classes accounted for 10.3 percent.
Value of Pelt Production Up 30 Percent
Mink pelts produced during the 1999 crop year were valued at $94.8 million
dollars, up 30 percent from $72.9 million a year ago. The average price per
pelt for the 1999 crop year was $33.70, up from $24.80 in 1998.
Females Bred Down 2 Percent
Female mink bred to produce kits in 2000 totaled 660,400, down 2 percent from
the previous year.
Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 2000 by color class are:
Standard - 38.5 percent; Mahogany - 23.7 percent; Gunmetal - 17.4 percent;
Sapphire - 5.0 percent; Ranch Wild - 4.8 percent;. The remaining color classes
accounted for 10.6 percent.
Number Of Mink Farms Down 8 Percent
There were 404 mink farms producing pelts in 1999, down 8 percent from a year
ago. Leading States were Utah with 110 farms, Wisconsin with 82 farms and
Minnesota with 40.
Fox
There were 27 mink farms which also raised fox in 1999, down from 31 the
previous year.
Mink: Pelts Produced and Females Bred, by Color Class,
United States, 1998-00 1/
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: Pelts Produced : Females Bred to Produce Kits
Color :---------------------------------------------------------
Class : 1998 2/ : 1999 : 1998 2/ : 1999 2/ : 2000
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: 1,000
:
Standard : 1,191 1,067 304 266 254
Ranch Wild : 175 172 43 39 32
Demi-buff : 116 106 36 26 23
Pastel : 34 41 9 10 13
Pale Brown : 1 1 0 0 1
Sapphire : 137 141 40 37 33
Gunmetal : 453 459 127 113 115
Mahogany : 728 719 152 155 157
Pearl : 23 32 4 9 11
Lavender-hope : 6 9 2 2 2
Pink : 2 3 1 1 1
Violet-type : 26 9 5 5 2
White : 44 52 11 11 17
Misc. & Unclassified : 5 2 1 2 0
:
US : 2,938 2,813 733 673 660
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Mink: Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value,
United States, 1979-99
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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
:
1979 : 1,105 3,394 41.10 139.5
1980 : 1,122 3,501 35.30 123.6
1981 : 3/ 3/ 32.20
1982 : 1,116 4,085 28.90 118.1
1983 : 1,098 4,137 29.90 123.7
1984 : 1,084 4,220 30.80 130.0
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 2/ : 438 2,938 24.80 72.9
1999 4/ : 404 2,813 33.70 94.8
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1/ Sum of color class may not add to U.S. total due to rounding.
2/ Revised based on additional information.
3/ Data not available for 1981.
4/ Data are preliminary.
Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms,
Major States and United States, 1998
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: Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog-
States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any
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: Number of Pelts
:
ID : 40,600 42,300 * * 19,100 28,200 49,600
IL : 43,200 *
IA : 61,500 * * * 17,000 8,100
MI : 13,900 * * 1,200 2,700 * 20,000
MN : 72,200 58,000 * 2,100 1,700 31,100 97,700
NY : 13,000 200 4,200 100 8,700
OH : 31,000 * * * * 27,700
OR : 87,600 * * 15,800 133,000 *
PA : * * * * 12,400 22,900 *
SD : * * * * 37,200
UT : 312,000 * 62,000 * * 40,000 27,000 219,000
WA : 57,700 * * 59,300 *
WI : 397,100 14,100 2,500 9,500 27,500 118,000 194,300
:
Oth : 61,500 60,100 51,100 20,600 600 13,400 13,800 65,700
Sts :
:
US :1,191,300 174,500 115,600 33,600 600 136,800 453,400 728,000
:
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: : : : : :Misc. & : : Number
: Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total : of
: : Hope : : Type : : ified : Pelts : Farms
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number of Pelts
:
ID : * * * 192,600 22
IL : * * * 49,600 10
IA : * * * 123,900 19
MI : 800 * 4,400 46,000 13
MN : * * 268,200 44
NY : 4,200 30,500 10
OH : 70,400 12
OR : * 263,000 30
PA : * * * * 67,500 11
SD : * 93,800 6
UT : * * 675,000 115
WA : 142,600 20
WI : * * 11,900 20,700 * 800,500 94
:
Oth : 22,300 5,500 1,900 9,400 18,400 4,700 114,500 32
Sts :
:
US : 23,100 5,500 1,900 25,600 43,500 4,700 2,938,100 438
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1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl or
others.
* Included in other States to avoid disclosing individual operations.
Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms,
Major States and United States, 1999
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: Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog-
States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any
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: Number of Pelts
:
ID : 39,000 38,800 * * 27,800 31,700 76,700
IL : 42,700 * *
IA : 76,300 * * 9,000 15,900 9,000
MI : 16,500 * 2,000 2,300 0 23,500
MN : 43,300 60,400 5,900 2,500 1,800 37,300 107,600
NY : * * * * *
OH : 31,000 * * 2,200 * 20,300
OR : 89,000 * * 14,000 147,000 *
PA : * * * * 13,200 26,100 *
SD : * * 12,700 2,000 46,500
UT : 284,000 11,000 58,000 * 32,000 23,000 211,000
WA : 45,000 * * 67,900
WI : 341,300 * * 10,200 * 35,400 99,900 187,700
:
Oth :
Sts : 59,300 61,400 29,700 23,800 1,200 3,000 10,100 36,800
:
US :1,067,400 171,600 106,300 40,500 1,200 140,700 458,900 719,100
:
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : : :Misc. & : : Number
: Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total : of
: : Hope : : Type : : ified : Pelts : Farms
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number of Pelts
:
ID : * * 228,500 26
IL : * * * * 49,300 8
IA : * * 128,100 16
MI : * * * 51,000 13
MN : * * * 262,700 40
NY : 5,900 8
OH : * 59,100 12
OR : * 270,000 30
PA : * * * 74,000 11
SD : 12,000 99,700 5
UT : * * 650,000 110
WA : 129,200 18
WI : * * * * 30,800 731,700 82
:
Oth :
Sts : 20,300 9,000 3,300 8,600 21,400 1,700 73,600 25
:
US : 32,300 9,000 3,300 8,600 52,200 1,700 2,812,800 404
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1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl or
others.
* Included in other States to avoid disclosing individual operations.
Female Mink Bred to Produce Kits: Number by Color Class,
Major States and United States, 1999
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: Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog-
States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any
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: Number
:
ID : 7,700 9,100 * * 5,600 6,600 13,900
IL : 11,300 * *
IA : 20,300 * 1,600 * 4,900 3,600
MI : 3,900 * * 600 1,000 * 4,700
MN : 10,900 13,900 * 700 700 7,100 22,500
NY : 1,500 300 100 100
OH : 8,800 * * * * 5,900
OR : 18,400 * * 2,900 33,000 *
PA : * * * * 3,700 6,000 *
SD : * * * * 7,800
UT : 70,400 * 15,400 * 9,800 8,500 45,700
WA : 11,800 * * 15,100
WI : 79,500 3,400 800 2,800 7,300 28,400 35,000
:
Oth : 21,000 12,900 8,400 5,800 200 5,800 12,900 15,900
Sts :
:
US :265,500 39,300 26,200 10,200 200 36,900 112,600 155,000
:
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : : :Misc. & :
: Pearl :Lavender : Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total
: : Hope : : Type : : ified :
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number
:
ID : * * 53,600
IL : * * 12,800
IA : * * * 37,900
MI : * * 1,300 15,500
MN : * 57,100
NY : 2,000
OH : * 20,100
OR : 58,000
PA : * * * * 18,900
SD : * 22,800
UT : * * * 156,000
WA : 29,600
WI : * * 2,000 5,300 1,000 166,200
:
Oth :
Sts : 9,400 2,000 700 3,200 4,300 600 22,200
:
US : 9,400 2,000 700 5,200 10,900 1,600 672,700
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1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl or
others.
* Included in other States to avoid disclosing individual operations.
Female Mink Bred to Produce Kits: Number by Color Class,
Major States and United States, 2000
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: Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog-
States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any
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: Number
:
ID : 9,300 4,700 * * 6,900 7,500 19,700
IL : 10,600 * * *
IA : 23,400 * * * 5,200 3,500
MI : 2,300 * 400 800 3,900
MN : 11,000 11,800 * 600 500 9,100 27,700
NY : * * *
OH : 8,500 1,300 * 1,400 * 6,200
OR : 17,700 * * 3,900 31,500 *
PA : * * * * 4,000 5,300 *
SD : * * 3,100 * 8,600
UT : 67,900 * 12,900 * 5,700 12,600 51,100
WA : 9,000 * * 14,900
WI : 78,600 * 200 3,700 * 7,800 25,700 30,100
:
Oth :
Sts : 15,900 13,900 6,900 7,800 700 2,000 3,200 6,000
:
US :254,200 31,700 23,100 12,500 700 33,000 115,000 156,800
:
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : : :Misc. & :
: Pearl :Lavender : Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total
: : Hope : : Type : : ified :
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number
:
ID : * * 51,700
IL : * * 12,800
IA : * * 37,800
MI : * * 8,800
MN : * 62,900
NY : 2,000
OH : 18,000
OR : * 57,000
PA : * * * * 18,300
SD : * 21,800
UT : * * * 163,000
WA : 26,600
WI : * * * * 10,200 162,500
:
Oth :
Sts : 11,200 2,100 500 2,300 6,700 400 17,200
:
US : 11,200 2,100 500 2,300 16,900 400 660,400
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1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl or
others.
* Included in other States to avoid disclosing individual operations.
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 virtually
all 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.
The next "Mink" report will be released in July 2001.
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