National Agricultural Statistics Service Report on Mink Production, 1999

Lv Gn 3  (7-99)

Mink

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released July 22, 1999, 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 2 Percent


Mink pelt production in the United States in 1998 totaled 2.94 million pelts,
down 2 percent from 1997.  Wisconsin, the major mink
producing State, produced 800,500 pelts.


By color class, the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S. production
follows: Standard - 40.6 percent; Mahogany -
24.8 percent; Gunmetal - 15.3 percent; Ranch Wild - 6.0 percent; Demi-buff - 3.9
percent.  The remaining color classes accounted for 9.4 percent.


              Value of Pelt Production Down 26 Percent


Mink pelts produced during the 1998 crop year were valued at
$72.9 million dollars, down 26 percent from $99.1 million a year ago. The
average price per pelt for the 1998 crop year was $24.80, down from $33.10 in 1997.

                    Females Bred Down 10 Percent


Female mink bred to produce kits in 1999 totaled 659,900, down 10 percent from
the previous year.


Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 1999 by color class are:
Standard - 39.4 percent; Mahogany - 22.5 percent;  Gunmetal - 16.8 percent;
Ranch Wild - 6.0 percent; Sapphire - 5.8 percent.  The remaining color
classes accounted for 9.5 percent.


               Number Of Mink Farms Down 3 Percent


There were 439 mink farms producing pelts in 1998, down 3 percent from a year
ago. Leading States were Utah with 115 farms, Wisconsin with 94 farms and
Minnesota with 44.


                        Fox


There were 31 mink farms which also raised fox in 1998, the same as the previous
year.



             Mink:  Pelts Produced and Females Bred, by Color Class,
                            United States, 1997-99 1/
——————————————————————————–
                      :    Pelts Produced    :   Females Bred to Produce Kits
         Color        :———————————————————
         Class        :  1997 2/  :   1998   : 1997 2/  :  1998 2/  :   1999
——————————————————————————–
                      :                          1,000
                      :
Standard              :   1,290      1,194      353.9        304         260
Ranch Wild            :     190        176       46.6         43          40
Demi-buff             :     124        114       30.9         36          26
Pastel                :      35         34       14.2          9           8
Pale Brown            :       1          1        0.4          0           1
Sapphire              :     136        140       34.5         40          38
Gunmetal              :     481        449      102.3        127         111
Mahogany              :     655        727      140.9        152         148
Pearl                 :      13         23        6.2          4           7
Lavender-hope         :       6          6        2.6          2           2
Pink                  :       3          2        1.3          1           1
Violet-type           :      15         26        6.4          5           5
White                 :      41         44        9.1         11          12
Misc. & Unclassified  :       4          4        0.4          1           1
                      :
US                    :   2,993      2,938      749.7        733         660
——————————————————————————–



                 Mink:  Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value,
                             United States, 1978-98
——————————————————————————–
         :    Mink    :  Pelts   :   Average Marketing   :       Value of
   Year  :   Farms    : Produced :         Price         :      Mink Pelts
——————————————————————————–
         :   Number      1,000            Dollars            Million Dollars
         :
1978     :   1,095       3,358             39.30                  132.0
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 2/  :     523       2,620             34.10                   89.3
1994 2/  :     484       2,623             33.00                   86.6
1995 2/  :     478       2,803             53.10                  148.8
1996 2/  :     449       2,783             35.30                   98.2
1997 2/  :     452       2,993             33.10                   99.1
1998 4/  :     439       2,938             24.80                   72.9
——————————————————————————–
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, 1993
——————————————————————————–
      :  Stan-   : Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-  :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:   dard   :  Wild  :Buff 1/ :  tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :   63,400   32,500   36,500    1,400             4,000         *  20,500
IL    :   36,100                                                      *       *
IA    :   33,700    4,300    5,900    8,700             3,000     3,700   7,900
MI    :   33,500        *    1,800    1,600                 *       500   8,400
MN    :  104,100  125,300   11,500    3,100                 *    21,600  27,200
NY    :   17,800        *    1,800    2,400                 *     2,800   8,400
OH    :   36,700        *        *        *             1,400         *   4,600
OR    :   65,000        *        *        *             9,200    91,000  11,000
PA    :        *                 *        *             8,000    18,800   5,000
SD    :        *   32,700        *        *                                   *
UT    :  310,000   30,000   99,000    1,000            24,000    11,000 121,000
WA    :   62,700        *        *        *                      22,200
WI    :  364,900   29,300   18,100   11,800            17,400    42,100 133,000
      :
Oth   :   69,700   98,100   43,200    6,600      500    6,200    22,100  58,300
 Sts  :
      :
US    :1,197,600  352,200  217,800   36,600      500   73,200   235,800 405,300
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :          :        :        :        :        :Misc. & :        : Number
      :  Pearl   :Lavender:  Pink  : Violet : White  :Unclass-: Total  :   of
      :          :  Hope  :        :  Type  :        : ified  : Pelts  : Farms
      :————————————————————————-
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :        *        *                                       169,000      24
IL    :                                            *        *    41,800      11
IA    :    4,500                      8,500        *        *    81,000      21
MI    :    2,900                      3,300    3,400             55,800      16
MN    :        *                 *        *    2,200            302,200      59
NY    :      600             2,500      900        *             38,300      12
OH    :                          *        *        *             57,800      12
OR    :                          *    2,000                     189,000      27
PA    :        *                 *        *        *             61,400      17
SD    :        *                                                 68,400       6
UT    :    2,000                      1,000             1,000   600,000     140
WA    :                                                         102,700      24
WI    :    1,300    6,900    3,200    7,900   25,000            660,900     110
      :
Oth   :    3,500    1,100    6,300    3,900    7,000      400   192,000      44
 Sts  :
      :
US    :   14,800    8,000   12,000   27,500   37,600    1,400 2,620,300     523
——————————————————————————–
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, 1994
——————————————————————————–
      :  Stan-   : Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-  :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:   dard   :  Wild  :Buff 1/ :  tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :   74,000   28,600        *        *                 *            44,400
IL    :   44,200                 *                                            *
IA    :   36,700    2,800    4,500        *             2,800    10,100  11,500
MI    :   31,000             3,200    1,900                 *       700   6,500
MN    :  104,000  107,500        *        *                 *    21,500  41,000
NY    :   20,300        *      700    1,900                 *       500  13,800
OH    :        *    6,500                               3,000         *       *
OR    :   69,000    8,700        *    1,000             9,000    90,000   8,000
PA    :   24,900                 *        *        *    8,800    20,200   4,200
SD    :    8,200   26,500        *        *                              24,200
UT    :  275,000   20,000   66,000    1,000            14,000    17,000 133,000
WA    :   66,000        *        *                               22,500
WI    :  403,900   23,400   10,000   13,000        0   16,600    60,700 147,000
      :
Oth   :   82,200   54,600   90,600   15,400    2,600    9,000     8,500  58,600
 Sts  :
      :
US    :1,239,400  278,600  175,000   34,200    2,600   63,200   251,700 492,200
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :          :        :        :        :        :Misc. & :        : Number
      :  Pearl   :Lavender:  Pink  : Violet : White  :Unclass-: Total  :   of
      :          :  Hope  :        :  Type  :        : ified  : Pelts  : Farms
      :————————————————————————-
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :    1,300        *                                       186,500      23
IL    :        *                                   *             50,300      10
IA    :        *                      2,900        *             83,100      19
MI    :        *                      2,200        *             52,500      12
MN    :        *                 *        *    2,500            305,000      53
NY    :    1,800             2,200    1,100                      45,600      12
OH    :                        200                               60,500      12
OR    :                          *        *                     189,000      27
PA    :        *                 *        *        *        *    68,800      17
SD    :        *                                                 71,300       4
UT    :    1,000                      1,000             2,000   530,000     130
WA    :                                                         108,700      23
WI    :    1,700    3,900    2,500    3,200   21,200      100   707,200     109
      :
Oth   :   11,800    2,500    6,200    4,400   10,400      200   164,700      33
 Sts  :
      :
US    :   17,600    6,400   11,100   14,800   34,100    2,300 2,623,200     484
——————————————————————————–
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, 1995
——————————————————————————–
      :  Stan-   : Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-  :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:   dard   :  Wild  :Buff 1/ :  tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :   68,400   36,100        *        *                 *            40,000
IL    :   43,500                 *                                            *
IA    :   42,900    2,100        *        *                 *    10,900       *
MI    :   32,100        *    3,400    1,600             1,500     1,300   6,000
MN    :  115,000   74,000    3,800        *                 *    28,000  71,500
NY    :   12,700        *               300                 *       600   3,100
OH    :        *    6,000    2,100      100             2,900       800       *
OR    :   73,000        *             1,100                 *   101,000   5,500
PA    :        *        *        *        *             8,900    21,600   2,500
SD    :        *        *        *        *                              29,000
UT    :  267,000   13,000   68,000    4,000            16,000    22,000 168,000
WA    :   67,100        *                                        25,500       *
WI    :  450,200   26,900   10,700   10,600            20,400    79,100 153,500
      :
Oth   :  120,000  106,100   72,000   16,800      500   21,400     7,900 103,100
 Sts  :
      :
US    :1,291,900  264,200  160,000   34,500      500   71,100   298,700 582,200
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :          :        :        :        :        :Misc. & :        : Number
      :  Pearl   :Lavender:  Pink  : Violet : White  :Unclass-: Total  :   of
      :          :  Hope  :        :  Type  :        : ified  : Pelts  : Farms
      :————————————————————————-
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :        *        *                                       170,500      22
IL    :        *                                   *             48,400      10
IA    :        *                      3,900        *             91,300      21
MI    :    2,100                 *    1,400    2,500             52,100      12
MN    :        *                 *             3,300            306,000      52
NY    :      200             1,000    1,000                 *    20,800      11
OH    :                                 100                      68,000      12
OR    :                                   *                     198,000      27
PA    :        *        *        *        *        *             63,200      13
SD    :        *                                                 80,700       4
UT    :   11,000                      1,000                     570,000     130
WA    :                                                         105,000      20
WI    :    1,400        *        *    5,800   20,600        *   785,800     107
      :
Oth   :   18,400    5,900    6,300    3,600    7,300      700   243,300      37
 Sts  :
      :
US    :   33,100    5,900    7,300   16,800   33,700      700 2,803,100     478
——————————————————————————–
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, 1996
——————————————————————————–
      :  Stan-   : Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-  :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:   dard   :  Wild  :Buff 1/ :  tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :   52,900   32,800   19,100        *        *        *            45,700
IL    :   50,900                                                              *
IA    :   45,100        *        *   11,500             5,200    14,700   3,900
MI    :   30,000               400    1,600             3,400     1,600  12,700
MN    :  111,300   65,300   11,200    1,800                 *    27,300  71,900
NY    :    9,100        *      500    1,100        *        *       800   4,100
OH    :        *    5,500                               4,700     2,000       *
OR    :   78,000        *                 *             8,400   110,000       *
PA    :        *             1,600        *             9,300    22,100       *
SD    :        *   31,000        *        *                              37,500
UT    :  286,000   11,000   50,000    3,000            18,000    28,000 183,000
WA    :   68,000        *        *                          *    33,000       *
WI    :  470,700   25,000    6,700    7,200            25,300   103,700 162,400
      :
Oth   :  115,000   24,500   21,000    6,100    1,200   19,800    10,000  62,900
 Sts  :
      :
US    :1,317,000  195,100  110,500   32,300    1,200   94,100   353,200 584,100
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :          :        :        :        :        :Misc. & :        : Number
      :  Pearl   :Lavender:  Pink  : Violet : White  :Unclass-: Total  :   of
      :          :  Hope  :        :  Type  :        : ified  : Pelts  : Farms
      :————————————————————————-
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :        *                          *                     170,000      22
IL    :        *                                   *        *    56,700       9
IA    :        *                          *        *             97,000      20
MI    :    1,700                      1,200    3,800      600    57,000       9
MN    :        *                          *        *            293,300      40
NY    :      200               200      400             1,600    20,100      11
OH    :                                                          73,800      12
OR    :                                   *                     208,000      23
PA    :        *                 *        *        *             65,700      13
SD    :        *                                                 94,100       4
UT    :    5,000                      1,000                     585,000     130
WA    :                                                         117,000      19
WI    :        *    4,000        *    7,200   20,900      800   836,700     106
      :
Oth   :   18,500    5,300    2,800   11,700    8,400      400   108,800      31
 Sts  :
      :
US    :   25,400    9,300    3,000   21,500   33,100    3,400 2,783,200     449
——————————————————————————–
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, 1997
——————————————————————————–
      :  Stan-   : Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-  :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:   dard   :  Wild  :Buff 1/ :  tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :   45,100   34,700        *        *            25,200     9,100  57,500
IL    :   55,500                                                              *
IA    :   59,500      700        *        *                      19,100   6,800
MI    :   25,000        *        *    1,600             3,000         *  17,000
MN    :  109,600   75,600                               2,200    54,400  66,300
NY    :   10,000        *      800      500             2,700         *   7,300
OH    :   28,600        *                                             *  24,000
OR    :   88,100             6,700        *            13,300   126,000       *
PA    :        *                 *                     10,800    24,200   4,200
SD    :        *   32,000        *        *                           *  14,000
UT    :  311,000        *   60,000        *            30,000    28,000 226,000
WA    :   62,800        *        *        *        *             41,000       *
WI    :  425,100   19,600    6,100   10,700            32,200   119,700 188,100
      :
Oth   :   69,600   27,200   49,900   21,900    1,000   16,500    59,300  44,200
 Sts  :
      :
US    :1,289,900  189,800  123,500   34,700    1,000  135,900   480,800 655,400
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :          :        :        :        :        :Misc. & :        : Number
      :  Pearl   :Lavender:  Pink  : Violet : White  :Unclass-: Total  :   of
      :          :  Hope  :        :  Type  :        : ified  : Pelts  : Farms
      :————————————————————————-
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :        *        *                                       189,000      24
IL    :        *                                                 62,000       9
IA    :        *                                   *            122,000      17
MI    :    1,500                      1,500        *        *    56,000      12
MN    :                                        2,500            310,600      46
NY    :                        300      200               900    23,000       8
OH    :                                                          70,300      12
OR    :                                   *                     250,000      28
PA    :        *                 *      900                      70,300      12
SD    :                                                          95,300       4
UT    :        *                          *                     670,000     125
WA    :                                                         121,400      19
WI    :                 *        *    6,500   20,600    2,800   835,100     103
      :
Oth   :   11,800    5,600    3,100    5,900   17,500      700   118,300      33
 Sts  :
      :
US    :   13,300    5,600    3,400   15,000   40,600    4,400 2,993,300     452
——————————————————————————–
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, 1998
——————————————————————————–
      :  Stan-   : Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-  :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:   dard   :  Wild  :Buff 1/ :  tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :   35,800   42,300        *        *            19,100    26,100  49,000
IL    :   43,200                                                              *
IA    :   61,500                          *                 *    17,000   8,100
MI    :   21,000        *        *    1,200             3,000         *  20,000
MN    :   72,200   58,000        *    2,100             1,700    31,100  97,700
NY    :   13,000                 *      200             4,300       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   :   61,600   61,700   49,500   20,600      600   16,400    14,200  65,600
 Sts  :
      :
US    :1,193,700  176,100  114,000   33,600      600  140,200   448,700 727,300
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :          :        :        :        :        :Misc. & :        : Number
      :  Pearl   :Lavender:  Pink  : Violet : White  :Unclass-: Total  :   of
      :          :  Hope  :        :  Type  :        : ified  : Pelts  : Farms
      :————————————————————————-
      :                             Number of Pelts
      :
ID    :                 *                 *                 *   184,500      22
IL    :        *                                   *        *    49,600      10
IA    :        *                          *        *            123,900      19
MI    :      800                          *    4,400             54,000      13
MN    :        *                                                268,300      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   :   22,400    5,500    1,900    9,700   18,400    4,100   114,600      33
 Sts  :
      :
US    :   23,200    5,500    1,900   25,800   43,500    4,100 2,938,200     439
——————————————————————————–
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, 1993
——————————————————————————–
      : Stan-  :  Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-   :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:  dard  :  Wild   :Buff 1/ :   tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    : 20,500    7,300     4,900      300              1,300    2,800   12,800
IL    : 12,800                                                                *
IA    : 10,200    1,900     1,300    2,800              1,100    3,100    1,800
MI    :  8,700        *       700      400                100        *    1,900
MN    : 33,000   30,500     1,700        *                  *    6,500    4,600
NY    :  7,800        *       100    1,000        *         *      900    1,300
OH    : 11,900        *         *        *                  *             2,500
OR    : 18,000        *         *      500              2,700   22,700    2,000
PA    :  6,200                  *        *              2,100    5,300    2,200
SD    :      *    9,100                  *                                4,300
UT    :106,100    6,000    23,800      300              5,300    3,400   24,300
WA    : 15,800        *         *        *                       5,900
WI    : 99,300    7,900     5,200    3,900        0     4,500   11,700   17,000
      :
Oth   : 14,300   27,400     7,600    2,400      200     2,500    2,900   16,800
 Sts  :
      :
US    :253,000   90,100    45,300   11,600      200    19,600   65,200   91,500
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :        :         :        :         :        :Misc. & :
      : Pearl  :Lavender :  Pink  : Violet  : White  :Unclass-:      Total
      :        :  Hope   :        :  Type   :        : ified  :
      :————————————————————————-
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    :    200      200       100                               50,400
IL    :      *                                    *             14,300
IA    :  1,400                           *        *             24,500
MI    :    900                           *        *             15,300
MN    :      *                  *             1,000             80,300
NY    :    600              1,200      500                      14,100
OH    :                         *        *                      17,400
OR    :                         *        *                      49,000
PA    :      *                  *        *        *             18,700
SD    :      *                                                  18,500
UT    :    300                         500                     170,000
WA    :                                                         26,700
WI    :    400    1,600       900    1,900    5,600       100  160,000
      :
Oth   :    900              2,400    3,200    2,500             55,300
 Sts  :
      :
US    :  4,700    1,800     4,600    6,100    9,100       100  714,500
——————————————————————————–
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, 1994
——————————————————————————–
      : Stan-  :  Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-   :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:  dard  :  Wild   :Buff 1/ :   tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    : 19,700    6,000     6,100      100                900            10,700
IL    : 13,300                  *                                             *
IA    : 12,400    1,100     1,000    2,600              1,100    1,800    2,900
MI    : 10,300                800      300                  *      400    1,400
MN    : 31,800   23,900         *        *                  *    5,400    7,100
NY    :  8,500        *       500      900                  *      700    1,700
OH    : 12,100        *         *        *                700        *    1,700
OR    : 18,000    1,800         *      400                  *   23,000        *
PA    :  6,900                  *        *              2,500    5,800    1,700
SD    :  3,800    9,300         *        *                                    *
UT    : 95,000   11,700    18,500      200              6,900    3,000   28,700
WA    : 19,300        *         *                                6,100
WI    :107,600    5,600     4,800    3,300              4,200   12,900   22,600
      :
Oth   : 15,300   25,400    12,000    2,100      100     4,700    2,700   25,900
 Sts  :
      :
US    :374,000   84,800    43,700    9,900      100    21,000   61,800  104,400
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :        :         :        :         :        :Misc. & :
      : Pearl  :Lavender :  Pink  : Violet  : White  :Unclass-:      Total
      :        :  Hope   :        :  Type   :        : ified  :
      :————————————————————————-
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    :      *        *                                         44,700
IL    :      *                                    *             14,700
IA    :  1,000                  *    2,400        *             26,500
MI    :      *                         700        *             15,500
MN    :      *                  *        *    1,000             74,000
NY    :    700              1,100      500                      15,000
OH    :                         *                 *             19,000
OR    :                         *        *                      48,700
PA    :      *                  *        *        *             19,800
SD    :      *                                                  19,800
UT    :    700                         300                     165,000
WA    :                                                         29,900
WI    :    300    1,400       900    1,000    4,400            169,000
      :
Oth   :  2,800      600     2,400    1,500    2,800             64,600
 Sts  :
      :
US    :  5,500    2,000     4,400    6,400    8,200            726,200
——————————————————————————–
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, 1995
——————————————————————————–
      : Stan-  :  Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-   :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:  dard  :  Wild   :Buff 1/ :   tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    : 22,000    5,400         *        *              1,400            11,900
IL    : 12,300                                                                *
IA    : 12,900      600     1,000        *              1,000    3,900    3,600
MI    :  7,700                700      400                  *      400    2,000
MN    : 32,500   17,500         *        *                  *    5,500   12,000
NY    :  4,300        *       200      300                  *    1,000    1,000
OH    :      *    1,500                100                  *      200        *
OR    : 18,000        *                  *                  *   24,000    1,600
PA    :  6,300        *         *        *              2,500    5,700    1,500
SD    :      *        *         *        *                                5,200
UT    : 87,300    5,200    14,200    1,400              6,800    7,600   35,600
WA    : 16,700        *                                          6,500        *
WI    :115,300    5,800     2,400    3,100        0     4,800   18,900   26,600
      :
Oth   : 28,200   22,400    23,500    5,100      100     5,900    3,100   25,200
 Sts  :
      :
US    :363,500   58,400    42,000   10,400      100    22,400   76,800  126,200
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :        :         :        :         :        :Misc. & :
      : Pearl  :Lavender :  Pink  : Violet  : White  :Unclass-:      Total
      :        :  Hope   :        :  Type   :        : ified  :
      :————————————————————————-
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    :    800        *                                         52,200
IL    :      *                                    *             13,400
IA    :      *                       1,000        *             28,100
MI    :      *        *                900        *             13,500
MN    :      *                  *             1,500             75,500
NY    :    100                500                                7,600
OH    :                       100      100                      20,000
OR    :                                  *                      49,300
PA    :      *                  *        *        *             19,000
SD    :      *                                                  18,500
UT    :  2,900                         200                800  162,000
WA    :                                                         25,600
WI    :    300    1,400       400      900    5,000       100  185,000
      :
Oth   :  3,900    1,400     2,000    1,100    2,700             58,200
 Sts  :
      :
US    :  8,000    2,800     3,000    4,200    9,200       900  727,900
——————————————————————————–
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, 1996
——————————————————————————–
      : Stan-  :  Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-   :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:  dard  :  Wild   :Buff 1/ :   tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    : 13,000    7,300     2,800        *        *         *             9,000
IL    : 13,200                                                                *
IA    : 13,000        *         *        *              1,400    4,700    3,600
MI    :  7,700                         300                700      600    2,100
MN    : 31,000   13,000         *        *                  *    6,500   15,500
NY    :  4,100        *                300                  *      100      500
OH    :      *    1,100       800      100              1,300      400        *
OR    : 18,000        *                400              3,000   27,000    1,100
PA    :      *        *         *        *              2,700    6,000    1,100
SD    :      *        *         *        *                                6,700
UT    : 86,400    3,300    14,000      700      100     6,200    8,200   45,900
WA    : 16,400        *                                     *    8,200        *
WI    :115,000    5,600     2,200    2,600        *     6,200   28,900   26,400
      :
Oth   : 33,400   14,100     9,500    5,200      300     5,100    3,900   10,500
 Sts  :
      :
US    :351,200   44,400    29,300    9,600      400    26,600   94,500  122,400
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :        :         :        :         :        :Misc. & :
      : Pearl  :Lavender :  Pink  : Violet  : White  :Unclass-:      Total
      :        :  Hope   :        :  Type   :        : ified  :
      :————————————————————————-
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    :      *        *                  *                      37,400
IL    :      *                                    *             14,300
IA    :      *                       1,300        *             29,600
MI    :    800                         500      700             13,400
MN    :                                  *        *             68,500
NY    :                                                     *    7,200
OH    :                                100                      20,500
OR    :                                  *                      51,000
PA    :      *                  *        *        *             19,200
SD    :      *                                                  22,800
UT    :  2,000                         200                     167,000
WA    :                                                         27,500
WI    :    200    1,300         *      900    5,200            195,000
      :
Oth   :  3,700    1,500       800    1,400    2,200     2,100   29,700
 Sts  :
      :
US    :  6,700    2,800       800    4,400    8,100     2,100  703,100
——————————————————————————–
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, 1997
——————————————————————————–
      : Stan-  :  Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-   :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:  dard  :  Wild   :Buff 1/ :   tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    : 12,900    9,100         *        *              7,000    2,500   12,800
IL    : 13,300                  *                                             *
IA    : 13,700        *     2,200    6,000              2,400    5,300    3,600
MI    :  7,300                100      300                600      600    3,300
MN    : 26,100   16,600         *      600                  *    6,300   16,800
NY    :  3,600        *                800        *         *      600      300
OH    :      *    1,300                                 2,000      500        *
OR    : 19,000        *                  *              3,400   27,000        *
PA    :      *                900        *              2,900    5,900        *
SD    :      *        *         *        *                                7,600
UT    : 91,600    2,400    15,000      700      100     7,800    9,300   56,300
WA    : 17,000        *         *                               10,400        *
WI    :117,500    4,900     2,100    2,300              6,600   29,700   25,100
      :
Oth   : 31,900   12,300    10,600    3,500      300     1,800    4,200   15,100
 Sts  :
      :
US    :353,900   46,600    30,900   14,200      400    34,500  102,300  140,900
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :        :         :        :         :        :Misc. & :
      : Pearl  :Lavender :  Pink  : Violet  : White  :Unclass-:      Total
      :        :  Hope   :        :  Type   :        : ified  :
      :————————————————————————-
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    :      *        *                  *                      51,400
IL    :      *                                    *             14,700
IA    :      *                       2,700        *             36,600
MI    :    500                         300      800       200   14,000
MN    :      *                           *        *             68,500
NY    :                       400      400                       6,800
OH    :                                                         19,700
OR    :                                  *                      52,000
PA    :      *                  *        *        *             19,100
SD    :      *                                                  23,000
UT    :    500                         400      900            185,000
WA    :                                                         30,900
WI    :      *        *         *    1,600    4,800       200  196,600
      :
Oth   :  5,200    2,600       900    1,000    2,600             31,400
 Sts  :
      :
US    :  6,200    2,600     1,300    6,400    9,100       400  749,700
——————————————————————————–
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, 1998
——————————————————————————–
      : Stan-  :  Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-   :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:  dard  :  Wild   :Buff 1/ :   tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    :  9,900    9,200         *        *              6,100    7,300   15,000
IL    : 10,700        *                                                       *
IA    : 17,600      200         *        *                  *    5,600    3,600
MI    :  7,600        *         *      400                800        *    4,200
MN    : 21,700   16,500         *      400                  *   14,600   14,800
NY    :  3,200                         700              2,100               100
OH    :  9,800        *                  *                  *        *    7,000
OR    : 19,600              1,500        *              4,000   34,100        *
PA    :                                  *              3,100    5,700        *
SD    :           5,700                  *                                3,500
UT    : 80,200        *    19,100        *         *   11,700    5,600   54,700
WA    : 14,900        *                                         12,600        *
WI    : 91,300    3,900     1,900    3,300              7,700   27,600   38,100
      :
Oth   : 17,300    7,000    13,100    4,000       100    4,900   14,100   10,600
 Sts  :
      :
US    :303,800   42,500    35,600    8,800       100   40,400  127,200  151,600
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :        :         :        :         :        :Misc. & :
      : Pearl  :Lavender :  Pink  : Violet  : White  :Unclass-:      Total
      :        :  Hope   :        :  Type   :        : ified  :
      :————————————————————————-
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    :               *                  *                  *   51,500
IL    :      *                                     *            12,200
IA    :  1,800                           *         *            35,000
MI    :    400                         600         *            15,500
MN    :      *                                     *            69,900
NY    :    100                                     *             6,200
OH    :                                                         21,100
OR    :    400                                                  61,000
PA    :      *                  *      300         *            18,300
SD    :                                                         23,200
UT    :                                  *                     175,000
WA    :      *                                                  31,300
WI    :               *         *    1,300     6,000      400  182,300
      :
Oth   :  1,300    1,800       800    2,900     4,900      300   30,800
 Sts  :
      :
US    :  4,000    1,800       800    5,100    10,900      700  733,300
——————————————————————————–
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
——————————————————————————–
      : Stan-  :  Ranch  : Demi-  :  Pas-   :  Pale  :  Sap-  :  Gun   : Mahog-
States:  dard  :  Wild   :Buff 1/ :   tel   : Brown  : phire  : Metal  :  any
——————————————————————————–
      :                                 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        *                                         10,100
WI    : 79,500    3,400       800    2,800                 *0   28,400   35,000
      :
Oth   : 15,400   13,300     8,300    3,500     1,200    7,100    6,200    8,800
 Sts  :
      :
US    :259,900   39,700    26,100    7,900     1,200   38,200  110,900  147,900
      :
      :————————————————————————-
      :        :         :        :         :        :Misc. & :
      : Pearl  :Lavender :  Pink  : Violet  : White  :Unclass-:      Total
      :        :  Hope   :        :  Type   :        : ified  :
      :————————————————————————-
      :                                 Number
      :
ID    :               *                  *                  *   46,700
IL    :      *                                     *            12,800
IA    :      *                           *         *            37,900
MI    :      *                           *     1,300            12,800
MN    :                                            *            57,000
NY    :                                                          2,000
OH    :                                                     *   20,100
OR    :                                                         58,000
PA    :      *                  *        *         *            18,900
SD    :      *                                                  22,800
UT    :      *                           *                     156,000
WA    :                                                         26,600
WI    :               *         *    2,000     5,300    1,000  166,200
      :
Oth   :
 Sts  :  7,400    1,800       700    3,300     4,900      400   22,100
      :
US    :  7,400    1,800       700    5,300    11,500    1,400  659,900
——————————————————————————–
1/  Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl or
    others.
*   Included in other States to avoid disclosing individual operations.



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