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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