HDR1012000170070720951500Mink
HDR2012000170070720951500Mink Narrative
Released July 20, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.
Pelt Production Down 1 Percent
Mink pelt production in the United States in 1994 totaled 2.5 million pelts,
down 1 percent from 1993. Wisconsin, the major mink producing State, produced
611,000 pelts.
By color class, the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S. production
follows: Standard - 46.1 percent; Mahogany - 18.9 percent; Ranch Wild -
11.0 percent; Gunmetal - 9.7 percent; Demi-buff - 6.9 percent. The remaining
color classes accounted for 7.4 percent.
Value of Pelt Production Down 4 Percent
Mink pelts produced during the 1994 crop year were valued at $82.6 million
dollars, down 4 percent from $86.2 million a year ago. The average price per
pelt for the 1994 crop year was $33.00, compared with $34.10 in 1993.
Females Bred Down 1 Percent
Female mink bred to produce kits in 1995 totaled 708,300, down 1 percent from
the previous year.
Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 1995 by color class are:
Standard - 49.6 percent; Mahogany - 17.5 percent; Gunmetal -10.6 percent; Ranch
Wild - 8.2 percent; Demi-buff - 5.9 percent. The remaining color classes
accounted for 8.2 percent.
Number Of Mink Farms Down 8 Percent
There were 457 mink farms producing pelts in 1994, down 8 percent from a year
ago. Leading States were Utah with 130 farms, Wisconsin with 78 farms, and
Minnesota with 53.
Fox
There were 47 mink farms which also raised fox in 1994, compared to 58 for the
previous year.
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HDR2012000170070720951500Pelts Produced and Females Bred
Mink: Pelts Produced and Females Bred, By Color Class,
United States, 1993-1995 1/
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: Pelts Produced : Females Bred To Produce Kits
Color :-------------------------------------------------------
Class : 1993 2/: 1994 : 1993 : 1994 2/: 1995
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: 1,000
:
Standard : 1,144 1,153 359.3 365.3 351.5
Ranch Wild : 348 276 89.8 84.4 57.8
Demi-buff : 215 174 45.1 43.4 41.8
Pastel : 35 32 11.4 9.7 10.0
Pale Brown : 1 3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Sapphire : 71 61 19.4 20.7 21.9
Gunmetal : 230 243 64.7 60.9 75.0
Mahogany : 380 473 90.8 102.8 123.6
Pearl : 15 17 4.7 5.5 5.5
Lavender-hope : 7 6 1.7 1.9 2.7
Pink : 12 17 4.6 4.3 4.9
Violet-type : 26 14 6.0 6.3 3.9
White : 42 31 8.9 7.9 8.7
Misc.& Unclassified : 1 2 0.1 -- 0.9
:
US : 2,527 2,502 706.7 713.2 708.3
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Mink: Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value,
United States, 1974-94
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: Mink : Pelts : Average Marketing : Value of
Year : Farms : Produced : Price 3/ : Mink Pelts 3/
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: Number 1,000 Dollars Million Dollars
:
1974 : 1,221 3,128
1975 : 1,084 3,067 24.10 73.9
1976 : 1,015 3,026 29.00 87.8
1977 : 1,040 3,076 28.30 87.1
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 : 4/ 4/ 32.20 4/
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/ : 498 2,527 34.10 86.2
1994 5/ : 457 2,502 33.00 82.6
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1/ Sum of color class may not add to U.S. total due to rounding.
2/ Revised based on additional information.
3/ Data not available prior to 1975.
4/ Data not availabe for 1981.
5/ Data are Preliminary.
HDR2012000170070720951500Pelts Produced by Color Class
Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms,
Major States and United States, 1993
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: : : : : : : :
State : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog-
: dard : Wild : Buff 1/: tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any
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: 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 : 314,300 25,300 15,600 10,200 15,000 36,400 108,100
:
Oth : 66,300 98,100 43,200 6,600 500 6,200 22,100 58,300
Sts :
:
US :1,143,600 348,200 215,300 35,000 500 70,800 230,100 380,400
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: : : : : : Misc. & : : Number
: Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White : Unclass-: Total : of
: : Hope : : Type : : ified : Pelts : Farms
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: 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 : 1,100 6,000 2,800 6,800 29,400 571,000 87
:
Oth : 3,500 1,100 6,300 3,900 7,000 400 188,600 42
Sts :
:
US : 14,600 7,100 11,600 26,400 42,000 1,400 2,527,000 498
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1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl
or others. * Included in other States to avoid disclosing individual
operations.
Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms,
Major States and United States, 1994
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: : : : : : : :
State : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog-
: dard : Wild : Buff 1/: tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any
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: 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 : 82,500 107,500 * * * 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 : 343,100 20,200 8,600 11,200 14,300 52,400 127,000
:
Oth : 78,300 54,800 90,600 15,400 2,600 9,000 8,500 59,000
Sts :
:
US :1,153,200 275,600 173,600 32,400 2,600 60,900 243,400 472,600
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: : : : : : Misc. & : : Number
: Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White : Unclass-: Total : of
: : Hope : : Type : : ified : Pelts : Farms
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: 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 : * * * 2,500 283,500 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 : 1,500 3,400 8,100 2,800 18,300 100 611,000 78
:
Oth : 11,800 2,500 6,200 4,400 10,400 200 161,400 37
Sts :
:
US : 17,400 5,900 16,700 14,400 31,200 2,300 2,502,200 457
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1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl
or others. * Included in other States to avoid disclosing individual
operations.
HDR2012000170070720951500Female Mink Bred to Produce Kits
Female Mink Bred to Produce Kits: Number by Color Class,
Major States and United States, 1994
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: : : : : : : :
State : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog-
: dard : Wild : buff 1/: tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any
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: 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 : 99,900 5,200 4,500 3,100 3,900 12,000 21,000
:
Oth : 14,300 25,400 12,000 2,100 100 4,700 2,700 25,900
Sts :
:
US :365,300 84,400 43,400 9,700 100 20,700 60,900 102,800
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: : : : : : Misc. & :
: Pearl :Lavender : Pink : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total
: : Hope : : Type : : ified :
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: 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 1,300 800 900 4,100 157,000
:
Oth : 2,800 600 2,400 1,500 2,800 63,600
Sts :
:
US : 5,500 1,900 4,300 6,300 7,900 -- 713,200
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1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl
or others. * Included in other States to avoid disclosing individual
operations.
Female Mink Bred to Produce Kits: Number by Color Class,
Major States and United States, 1995
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:
State : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog-
: dard : Wild : Buff 1/: tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any
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: 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 : 89,800 5,200 14,200 1,400 6,800 7,600 35,600
WA : 16,700 * 6,500 *
WI :102,100 5,200 2,200 2,800 4,300 17,100 24,000
:
Oth : 26,900 22,400 23,500 5,000 100 5,900 3,100 25,200
Sts :
:
US :351,500 57,800 41,800 10,000 100 21,900 75,000 123,600
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: : : : : : Misc. & :
: Pearl :Lavender : Pink : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total
: : Hope : : Type : : ified :
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: 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 : 49,000
PA : * * * * 19,000
SD : * 18,500
UT : 400 200 800 162,000
WA : 25,600
WI : 300 1,300 2,300 800 4,500 100 167,000
:
Oth : 3,900 1,400 2,000 900 2,700 56,900
Sts :
:
US : 5,500 2,700 4,900 3,900 8,700 900 708,300
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1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl
or others. * Included in other States to avoid disclosing individual
operations.
HDR2012000170070720951500Reliability
Survey Procedures: Data for mink production are collected from all known
producers. State Statistical Offices use all known sources
of producers to ensure that their lists are as complete as possible. Data
collection from the approximately 460 producers begins in February. All known
mink producers are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to respond by
mail. Those that do not respond by mail are telephoned or possibly enumerated
in person. Great care is exercised to ensure that all operations are accounted
for. Major auction houses which handle virtually all producer sales provide
mink pelt price data in June. Prices are collected at the point of first sale
by producers, before marketing costs are deducted.
Reliability: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates
from reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values.
Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and
to trends from similar operations. Data for inaccessible operations are
accounted for through the expansion of the reported data or by imputation based
on individual historical data. Survey data are subject to non-sampling errors
such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While
these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully
reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
Revision policy: Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when
current estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late
or corrected data and are generally within one-half percent.
The next "Mink" report will be released in July 1996.
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