Mink ISSN: 1949-1549 Released July 11, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Pelt Production Down 19 Percent Mink pelt production in the United States in 2024 totaled 771,200 million pelts, down 19 percent from 2023. Wisconsin, the largest mink producing State, produced 438,710 pelts. Utah, the second largest producing State, produced 95,230 pelts. The number of pelts, by color class, as a percent of the total United States production in 2024 is as follows: Black at 64 percent, White at 19 percent, Mahogany at 8 percent, and Sapphire at 6 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 3 percent. Value of pelts produced during the 2024 crop year was $28.1 million, down 14 percent from $32.6 million the prior year. The average price per pelt for the 2024 crop year was $36.40, up $2.30 from $34.10 in 2023. Female mink bred to produce kits in 2025 totaled 196,800, down 7 percent from the previous year. Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 2025 by color class is as follows: Black at 60 percent, White at 19 percent, Mahogany at 8 percent, and Sapphire at 7 percent. The remaining classes accounted for 6 percent. Mink Pelts Produced and Females Bred by Color Class - United States: 2023-2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts produced : Females bred to produce kits :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Color class : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Black .........: 535,970 493,470 122,370 118,010 Demi/Wild .....: 15,890 1,260 330 370 Pastel ........: 24,460 13,110 4,960 5,520 Sapphire ......: 59,340 42,650 13,810 14,000 Blue Iris .....: 21,600 6,560 2,970 1,820 Mahogany ......: 79,400 60,500 17,920 16,000 Pearl .........: 4,500 1,000 210 230 Lavender ......: 4,050 530 1,190 150 Violet ........: 4,090 2,050 960 1,330 White .........: 195,200 146,070 43,220 38,310 Other .........: 12,910 4,000 2,950 1,060 : Total .........: 957,410 771,200 210,890 196,800 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mink Pelts Produced, Average Price, and Value - United States: 2005-2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : Pelts produced : Average price :Value of mink pelts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number dollars dollars : 2005 ...........: 2,637,800 60.90 160,642,020 2006 ...........: 2,858,800 48.40 138,365,920 2007 ...........: 2,828,200 65.70 185,812,740 2008 ...........: 2,820,700 41.60 117,341,120 2009 ...........: 2,866,700 65.10 186,622,170 2010 ...........: 2,840,200 81.90 232,612,380 2011 ...........: 3,091,470 94.30 291,525,621 2012 1/ .......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 2013 ...........: 3,544,610 56.30 199,561,543 2014 ...........: 3,741,150 57.70 215,864,355 : 2015 ...........: 3,682,960 32.00 117,854,720 2016 ...........: 3,454,410 34.70 119,868,027 2017 ...........: 3,400,080 36.10 122,742,888 2018 ...........: 3,169,560 26.60 84,310,296 2019 ...........: 2,742,200 21.30 58,408,860 2020 ...........: 1,441,760 33.70 48,587,312 2021 ...........: 1,565,520 30.00 46,965,600 2022 ...........: 1,346,090 27.20 36,613,648 2023 ...........: 957,410 34.10 32,647,681 2024 ...........: 771,200 36.40 28,071,680 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Due to sequestration the "Mink "report was suspended. Mink Pelts Produced and Females Bred by State - States and United States: 2023-2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts produced : Females bred to produce kits :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Idaho .............: 81,130 54,800 15,660 15,420 Michigan ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .........: 9,770 9,040 2,610 2,600 Oregon ............: 69,530 60,400 17,600 16,200 Utah ..............: 138,550 95,230 28,650 28,690 Washington ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .........: 514,130 438,710 118,290 105,850 : Other States 1/ ...: 144,300 113,020 28,080 28,040 : United States .....: 957,410 771,200 210,890 196,800 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Mink production data are collected from early May through late May from all known producers. Individual NASS Regional Field Offices maintain a list of all known mink producers and 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 who do not respond by mail are telephoned or enumerated in person. Estimation Procedures: 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 missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS headquarters prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State and US estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve year-to- year and item-to-item relationships. Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when current estimates are made. Reliability: Mink production estimates are based on a census of all known active producers and therefore, have no sampling variability. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality control in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist in evaluating the reliability of the estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected items in the following table. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and final estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for mink pelts produced over the past 10 years is 3.2 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 771,200 pelts by more than 3.2 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 5.9 percent. Reliability of Mink Estimates [Based on data for the past 10 years] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Years : : : : : :------------------------------- : : : Average :Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent -------- 1,000 -------- ----- number ---- : : Pelts produced ...............: 3.2 5.9 61 13 137 7 3 : Females bred .................: 5.8 10.7 20 1 59 6 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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