Lv Gn 3 (7-07) Mink National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 13, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Mink" call Fleming Gibson at (202) 690-3237, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Pelt Production Up 8 Percent Mink pelt production in the United States in 2006 totaled 2.86 million pelts, up 8 percent from 2005. Wisconsin, the largest mink producing State, produced 885,100 pelts. Utah, the second largest producing State, produced 622,840 pelts. The number of pelts by color class as a percent of the total U.S. production in 2006 is as follows: Black at 49 percent, Mahogany at 21 percent, Blue Iris at 10 percent, Demi/Wild at 6 percent, White at 4 percent, and Sapphire at 4 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 6 percent. Value of Pelt Production Down 15 Percent Mink pelts produced during the 2006 crop year were valued at $136 million, down 15 percent from $161 million a year ago. The average price per pelt for the 2006 crop year was $47.50, down from $60.90 in 2005. Females Bred Up 5 Percent Female mink bred to produce kits in 2007 totaled 684,640, up 5 percent from the previous year. Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 2007 by color class are: Black at 51 percent, Mahogany at 20 percent, Blue Iris at 10 percent, Demi/Wild at 5 percent, White at 4 percent and Sapphire at 4 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 6 percent. Number of Mink Farms Down 1 Percent There were 271 mink farms producing pelts in 2006, down 1 percent from a year ago. Leading States were Wisconsin with 68 farms, Utah with 66 farms, and Idaho with 27. Fox There were 16 mink farms which also raised fox in 2006, down from 19 the previous year. Mink: Pelts Produced and Females Bred, by Color Class, United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts Produced :Females Bred to Produce Kits Color :----------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2006 1/ : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Black : 1,255,000 1,394,700 323,600 350,010 Demi-Wild : 165,800 174,100 41,570 33,930 Pastel : 41,800 61,550 13,800 16,680 Sapphire : 106,300 105,400 27,200 25,940 Blue Iris : 297,800 300,680 72,800 68,580 Mahogany : 554,200 591,400 118,000 136,310 Pearl : 80,500 66,030 18,800 15,280 Lavender : 5,000 7,200 2,200 2,500 Violet : 23,400 20,410 5,800 5,510 White : 99,000 125,500 27,300 27,020 Misc. & Unclassified: 9,000 11,190 3,000 2,880 : US : 2,637,800 2,858,160 654,070 684,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Mink: Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value, United States, 1987-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mink : Pelts : Average Marketing : Value of Year : Farms : Produced : Price : Mink Pelts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Number Dollars Dollars : 1987 : 1,027 4,122,000 43.00 177,246,000 1988 : 1,027 4,453,100 32.30 143,835,130 1989 : 940 4,603,600 20.40 93,913,440 1990 : 771 3,365,700 25.50 85,825,350 1991 : 683 3,268,200 21.90 71,573,580 1992 : 571 2,900,000 23.80 69,020,000 1993 : 523 2,620,300 34.10 89,352,230 1994 : 484 2,623,200 33.00 86,565,600 1995 : 478 2,803,100 53.10 148,844,610 1996 : 449 2,783,200 35.30 98,246,960 1997 : 452 2,993,300 33.10 99,078,230 1998 : 438 2,938,100 24.80 72,864,880 1999 : 398 2,812,500 33.70 94,781,250 2000 : 350 2,666,100 34.00 90,647,400 2001 : 329 2,565,300 33.50 85,937,550 2002 : 324 2,607,300 30.60 79,783,380 2003 : 305 2,549,000 40.10 102,214,900 2004 : 296 2,558,100 47.10 120,486,510 2005 1/: 275 2,637,800 60.90 160,642,020 2006 : 271 2,858,160 47.50 135,762,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms, Major States and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- : States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any : Pearl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 73,000 16,000 11,500 67,000 IL : 49,800 IA : 74,600 9,000 MI : MN : 38,000 40,800 1,700 31,000 79,300 OH : 37,600 2,700 19,900 OR : 116,300 11,600 93,500 31,700 PA : 22,700 12,200 13,400 SD : UT : 271,000 42,600 9,700 191,900 WA : 56,300 34,300 WI : 475,000 10,500 35,000 85,000 100,000 : Oth : Sts 2/: 40,700 66,400 31,300 43,100 10,400 64,400 80,500 : US :1,255,000 165,800 41,800 106,300 297,800 554,200 80,500 : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : Misc. & : : Number : :Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : of : : : : : ified : Pelts : Farms : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------ Number ------------------------ : ID : 183,700 26 IL : 61,700 7 IA : 130,800 14 MI : 11,500 55,500 7 MN : 100 214,200 24 OH : 66,000 7 OR : 254,400 18 PA : 61,000 9 SD : 78,200 3 UT : 600,000 70 WA : 109,600 10 WI : 44,500 3,300 778,000 67 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 5,000 23,400 43,000 5,600 44,700 13 : US : 5,000 23,400 99,000 9,000 2,637,800 275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ "Other States" include some pelts from the above listed States which were not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Published color classes may not add to the State total. Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms, Major States and United States, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- : States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any : Pearl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 79,000 13,000 11,500 74,000 IL : 52,000 IA : 87,000 8,500 MI : MN : 56,000 40,000 40,000 76,000 OH : 45,000 2,800 23,000 OR : 147,000 11,000 84,000 PA : 24,000 12,000 14,000 SD : UT : 275,000 54,000 7,000 7,000 220,000 WA : 36,000 27,000 WI : 550,000 11,000 35,000 97,000 102,000 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 43,700 67,100 50,550 37,600 11,680 96,400 66,030 : US :1,394,700 174,100 61,550 105,400 300,680 591,400 66,030 : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : Misc. & : : Number : :Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : of : : : : : ified : Pelts : Farms : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------ Number ------------------------ : ID : 203,000 27 IL : 65,520 7 IA : 141,250 14 MI : 9,500 54,000 7 MN : 800 242,950 23 OH : 78,300 7 OR : 283,900 18 PA : 2,000 65,000 9 SD : 82,500 3 UT : 1,500 622,840 66 WA : 92,000 9 WI : 700 57,000 5,500 885,100 68 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 6,500 19,610 57,500 3,690 41,800 13 : US : 7,200 20,410 125,500 11,190 2,858,160 271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ "Other States" include some pelts from the above listed States which were not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Published color classes may not add to the State total. Female Mink Bred to Produce Kits: Number by Color Class, Major States and United States, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 21,000 8,300 3,400 11,500 IL : 13,600 IA : 18,900 2,600 MI : MN : 12,000 10,100 500 9,400 16,200 OH : 9,800 700 5,800 OR : 27,800 2,500 18,300 7,100 PA : 4,800 3,100 3,700 SD : UT : 78,300 11,000 1,500 2,100 45,400 WA : 12,500 8,000 WI : 114,100 3,000 9,500 22,000 20,000 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 10,800 12,170 10,800 9,400 3,300 12,000 : US : 323,600 41,570 13,800 27,200 72,800 118,000 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Misc. & : : Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : : : : : ified : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 50,600 IL : 17,000 IA : 34,500 MI : 2,400 12,100 MN : 5,300 54,400 OH : 18,300 OR : 56,300 PA : 15,200 SD : 17,600 UT : 155,000 WA : 23,900 WI : 400 11,200 1,200 188,000 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 18,800 1,800 5,800 8,400 1,800 11,170 : US : 18,800 2,200 5,800 27,300 3,000 654,070 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ "Other States" include some pelts from the above listed States which were not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Published color classes may not add to the State total. Female Mink Bred to Produce Kits: Number by Color Class, Major States and United States, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 23,000 990 3,000 17,000 IL : 14,500 IA : 22,000 2,000 MI : MN : 14,000 9,500 8,000 19,500 OH : 10,500 6,000 OR : 33,000 2,200 18,000 PA : 5,500 3,500 3,500 SD : UT : 70,000 8,500 2,200 2,000 57,000 WA : 15,000 6,000 WI : 130,000 3,400 8,500 24,000 20,000 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 12,510 15,930 12,290 9,540 2,080 16,810 : US : 350,010 33,930 16,680 25,940 68,580 136,310 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Misc. & : : Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : : : : : ified : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 52,890 IL : 17,920 IA : 34,500 MI : 2,300 12,200 MN : 350 4,400 58,140 OH : 18,900 OR : 57,810 PA : 16,000 SD : 17,300 UT : 470 155,390 WA : 24,750 WI : 400 14,500 1,800 209,800 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 15,280 2,100 5,160 5,350 1,080 9,040 : US : 15,280 2,500 5,510 27,020 2,880 684,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ "Other States" include some pelts from the above listed States which were not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Published color classes may not add to the State total. Reliability Statement Survey Procedures: Data for mink production are collected from all known producers. Individual NASS 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 that do not respond by mail are telephoned or possibly enumerated in person. Care is exercised to ensure that all operations are accounted for. Major auction houses which handle producer sales provide mink pelt price data in July. Prices are collected at the point of first sale by producers, before marketing costs are deducted. Estimation Procedures: 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 missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. State offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Revision Policy: The previous year's estimates are subject to revision when current year's estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late reports or corrected data. 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, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls 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 2.2 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 2.86 million pelts by more than 2.2 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 4.0 percent. Reliability of Mink Estimates 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Difference Between :Number of Years : Root : 90 Percent : First and Latest :--------------- : Mean : Confidence : Estimates : First : First Item :Square : Level :-------------------------: Above : Below : Error : :Average:Smallest:Largest :Latest :Latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Percent Percent 1,000 ------- 1,000 ------ Number : Pelts : Produced : 2.2 4.0 106 31 0 150 3 4 : Females Bred: 2.4 4.4 29 12 0 39 2 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data for the past 10 years. 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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