Lv Gn 3 (7-02) Mink National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 15, 2002, 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 2001 totaled 2.57 million pelts, down 4 percent from 2000. Wisconsin, the largest mink producing State, produced 672,000 pelts. By color class, the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S. production follows: Standard -36.9 percent; Mahogany - 22.6 percent; Gunmetal - 18.4 percent; Demi-buff - 5.0 percent; Sapphire - 4.2 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 12.9 percent. Value of Pelt Production Down 5 Percent Mink pelts produced during the 2001 crop year were valued at $85.9 million dollars, down 5 percent from $90.6 million a year ago. The average price per pelt for the 2001 crop year was $33.50, down from $34.00 in 2000. Females Bred Down 1 Percent Female mink bred to produce kits in 2002 totaled 620,500, down 1 percent from the previous year. Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 2002 by color class are: Standard - 38.2 percent; Mahogany - 20.2 percent; Gunmetal - 19.2 percent; Sapphire - 6.2 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 16.2 percent. Number of Mink Farms Down 7 Percent There were 324 mink farms producing pelts in 2001, down 7 percent from a year ago. Leading States were Utah with 80 farms, Wisconsin with 65 farms and Minnesota with 36. Fox There were 21 mink farms which also raised fox in 2001, down from 24 the previous year. Mink: Pelts Produced and Females Bred, by Color Class, United States, 2000-02 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts Produced : Females Bred to Produce Kits Color :--------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2000 2/ : 2001 : 2000 2/ : 2001 2/ : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Standard : 951.3 947.4 257.1 245.2 237.0 Ranch Wild : 136.9 100.7 32.0 22.8 25.5 Demi-buff : 95.6 129.0 24.7 18.2 15.0 Pastel : 45.8 41.8 12.5 11.3 8.8 Pale Brown : 7.5 1.9 0.7 2.6 0.6 Sapphire : 133.8 108.3 33.4 35.1 38.5 Gunmetal : 461.5 472.0 113.0 111.0 119.1 Mahogany : 707.9 580.0 158.8 141.9 125.3 Pearl : 43.9 73.9 11.4 13.0 18.1 Lavender-hope : 4.5 3.5 1.5 1.5 4.5 Pink : 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.2 Violet-type : 8.5 21.4 2.0 3.2 6.3 White : 66.5 73.7 16.9 22.5 17.4 Misc. & Unclassified : 1.7 10.9 0.4 0.3 4.2 : US : 2,666.1 2,565.3 664.9 629.5 620.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mink: Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value, United States, 1983-01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mink : Pelts : Average Marketing : Value of Year : Farms : Produced : Price : Mink Pelts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Dollars Million Dollars : 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 : 438 2,938 24.80 72.9 1999 : 398 2,813 33.70 94.8 2000 2/ : 350 2,666 34.00 90.6 2001 3/ : 324 2,565 33.50 85.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sum of color class may not add to U.S. total due to rounding. 2/ Revised based on additional information. 3/ Data are preliminary. Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms, 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 of Pelts : ID : 43,600 21,000 26,700 21,500 92,500 IL : 37,000 3,300 IA : 80,600 16,000 6,700 13,300 MI : MN : 42,900 46,300 1,500 34,800 136,700 NY : OH : 27,800 6,700 19,900 OR : 80,000 17,000 151,000 PA : 10,600 22,200 SD : UT : 221,000 51,000 20,000 34,000 220,000 WA : 37,300 57,400 WI : 316,000 2,200 14,500 32,100 122,600 137,000 : Oth : Sts 2/: 65,100 69,600 42,400 29,800 7,500 4,700 11,300 85,200 : US : 951,300 136,900 95,600 45,800 7,500 133,800 461,500 707,900 : :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : :Misc. & : : Number : Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total : of : : Hope : : Type : : ified : Pelts : Farms :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------------------- Number of Pelts ---------------------- Number : ID : 222,400 24 IL : 4,000 45,600 7 IA : 136,800 16 MI : 42,500 12 MN : 284,800 37 NY : 6,200 7 OH : 58,500 10 OR : 268,000 28 PA : 68,100 10 SD : 91,000 5 UT : 590,000 90 WA : 112,700 16 WI : 38,500 680,100 70 : Oth : Sts 2/: 43,900 4,500 700 8,500 24,000 1,700 59,400 18 : US : 43,900 4,500 700 8,500 66,500 1,700 2,666,100 350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl or others. 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, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog- States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Pelts : ID : 41,000 19,100 22,100 46,600 IL : 41,100 3,300 IA : 55,000 10,300 9,300 MI : MN : 49,900 26,800 60,700 2,500 2,000 56,100 79,300 NY : OH : 29,500 5,600 18,400 OR : 79,400 16,900 145,100 PA : 16,800 19,700 SD : UT : 205,000 60,000 15,500 40,000 233,500 WA : 35,500 63,100 WI : 327,000 10,600 25,600 108,500 123,000 : Oth : Sts 2/: 84,000 54,800 8,300 28,700 1,900 25,900 7,100 66,600 : US : 947,400 100,700 129,000 41,800 1,900 108,300 472,000 580,000 : :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : :Misc. & : : Number : Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total : of : : Hope : : Type : : ified : Pelts : Farms :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------------------- Number of Pelts ---------------------- Number : ID : 151,200 27 IL : 2,700 4,000 51,600 7 IA : 105,900 13 MI : 54,000 11 MN : 286,500 36 NY : 5,500 7 OH : 56,500 8 OR : 251,000 26 PA : 74,900 9 SD : 78,100 4 UT : 610,000 80 WA : 113,100 15 WI : 52,600 672,000 65 : Oth : Sts 2/: 71,200 3,500 800 21,400 17,100 10,900 55,000 16 : US : 73,900 3,500 800 21,400 73,700 10,900 2,565,300 324 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl or others. 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, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog- States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 11,100 6,500 6,600 16,000 IL : 10,700 IA : 18,100 4,100 3,000 2,300 MI : MN : 11,400 5,900 300 600 12,300 26,800 NY : OH : 9,300 2,400 6,300 OR : 18,000 4,600 31,000 PA : 3,100 5,400 SD : UT : 59,200 12,300 5,600 8,500 46,800 WA : 9,600 2,800 12,700 WI : 77,400 3,200 7,100 27,900 25,000 : Oth : Sts 2/: 20,400 14,100 5,900 7,800 2,600 1,100 3,600 18,700 : US :245,200 22,800 18,200 11,300 2,600 35,100 111,000 141,900 : :---------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : : :Misc. & : : : Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total : : : Hope : : Type : : ified : : :---------------------------------------------------------------: : --------------------------- Number -------------------------- : ID : 47,000 IL : 12,900 IA : 33,200 MI : 11,800 MN : 62,300 NY : 2,000 OH : 19,500 OR : 57,000 PA : 18,500 SD : 17,500 UT : 145,000 WA : 25,100 WI : 1,500 13,700 161,000 : Oth : Sts 2/: 13,000 1,500 900 1,700 8,800 300 16,700 : US : 13,000 1,500 900 3,200 22,500 300 629,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl or others. 2/ "Other States" include some females 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, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog- States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 15,200 9,700 6,400 12,300 IL : 11,400 IA : 16,000 4,300 1,500 MI : MN : 10,400 8,000 800 600 13,800 15,300 NY : OH : 8,500 5,500 OR : 17,000 5,000 30,400 PA : 2,300 5,400 SD : UT : 56,200 6,900 5,500 10,000 57,200 WA : 9,300 14,500 WI : 79,100 4,000 8,700 32,000 17,000 : Oth : Sts 2/: 13,900 17,500 8,100 4,000 600 6,700 2,300 16,500 : US :237,000 25,500 15,000 8,800 600 38,500 119,100 125,300 : :---------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : : :Misc. & : : : Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total : : : Hope : : Type : : ified : : :---------------------------------------------------------------: : --------------------------- Number -------------------------- : ID : 49,800 IL : 13,800 IA : 30,900 MI : 12,700 MN : 700 59,600 NY : 1,500 OH : 18,600 OR : 54,000 PA : 14,600 SD : 17,700 UT : 2,500 149,000 WA : 28,900 WI : 1,500 10,400 158,000 : Oth : Sts 2/: 18,100 2,000 200 4,100 7,000 4,200 11,400 : US : 18,100 4,500 200 6,300 17,400 4,200 620,500 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Demi-buff includes crossed of dark brown, violet, pastel, standard, pearl or others. 2/ "Other States" include some females from the above listed States which were not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 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