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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts Produced : Females Bred to Produce Kits Color :--------------------------------------------------------- Class : 1998 2/ : 1999 : 1998 2/ : 1999 2/ : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mink: Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value, United States, 1979-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mink : Pelts : Average Marketing : Value of Year : Farms : Produced : Price : Mink Pelts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog- States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : :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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog- States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 * * 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog- States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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