Lv Gn 3 (7-01) Mink National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 19, 2001, 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 5 Percent Mink pelt production in the United States in 2000 totaled 2.67 million pelts, down 5 percent from 1999. Wisconsin, the major mink producing State, produced 680,100 pelts. By color class, the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S. production follows: Standard - 35.7 percent; Mahogany - 26.6 percent; Gunmetal - 17.3 percent; Ranch Wild - 5.1 percent; Sapphire - 5.0 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 10.3 percent. Value of Pelt Production Down 4 Percent Mink pelts produced during the 2000 crop year were valued at $90.6 million dollars, down 4 percent from $94.8 million a year ago. The average price per pelt for the 2000 crop year was $34.00, up from $33.70 in 1999. Females Bred Down 5 Percent Female mink bred to produce kits in 2001 totaled 630,200, down 5 percent from the previous year. Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 2001 by color class are: Standard - 39.5 percent; Mahogany - 22.2 percent; Gunmetal - 17.6 percent; Sapphire - 5.6 percent;. The remaining color classes accounted for 15.1 percent. Number Of Mink Farms Down 12 Percent There were 351 mink farms producing pelts in 2000, down 12 percent from a year ago. Leading States were Utah with 90 farms, Wisconsin with 70 farms and Minnesota with 37. Fox There were 24 mink farms which also raised fox in 2000, down from 27 the previous year. Mink: Pelts Produced and Females Bred, by Color Class, United States, 1999-01 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts Produced : Females Bred to Produce Kits Color :--------------------------------------------------------- Class : 1999 2/ : 2000 : 1999 2/ : 2000 2/ : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Standard : 1,067.3 951.3 265.5 257.1 248.8 Ranch Wild : 171.6 136.9 39.3 32.0 22.7 Demi-buff 1/ : 106.3 95.6 26.2 24.7 17.7 Pastel : 40.5 45.8 10.2 12.5 11.3 Pale Brown : 1.2 7.5 0.2 0.7 2.5 Sapphire : 141.7 133.8 36.9 33.4 35.1 Gunmetal : 458.9 461.5 112.6 113.0 111.0 Mahogany : 719.0 707.9 155.0 158.8 139.9 Pearl : 32.3 43.9 9.4 11.4 12.8 Lavender-hope : 7.9 4.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 Pink : 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.9 Violet-type : 8.6 8.5 5.2 2.0 3.2 White : 52.2 66.5 10.9 16.9 22.5 Misc. & Unclassified : 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.4 0.3 : US : 2,812.5 2,666.1 675.7 664.9 630.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mink: Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value, United States, 1982-00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mink : Pelts : Average Marketing : Value of Year : Farms : Produced : Price : Mink Pelts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Dollars Million Dollars : 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 : 438 2,938 24.80 72.9 1999 2/ : 398 2,813 33.70 94.8 2000 3/ : 351 2,666 34.00 90.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 23,500 MN : 43,300 60,400 5,900 2,500 1,800 37,300 107,600 NY : OH : 31,000 3,300 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 2/: 59,200 61,400 29,700 23,800 1,200 2,900 10,100 36,700 : US :1,067,300 171,600 106,300 40,500 1,200 141,700 458,900 719,000 : :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : :Misc. & : : Number : Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total : of : : Hope : : Type : : ified : Pelts : Farms :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------------------- Number of Pelts --------------------- Number : ID : 228,500 27 IL : 49,300 8 IA : 128,100 16 MI : 51,000 12 MN : 262,700 40 NY : 5,900 8 OH : 59,100 9 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 2/: 20,300 7,900 3,300 8,600 21,400 1,700 73,300 22 : US : 32,300 7,900 3,300 8,600 52,200 1,700 2,812,500 398 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 26 IL : 4,000 45,600 7 IA : 136,800 17 MI : 42,500 11 MN : 284,800 37 NY : 6,200 7 OH : 58,500 10 OR : 268,000 27 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 2,666,100 351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog- States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 10,300 5,000 6,900 5,500 21,700 IL : 10,600 IA : 23,400 5,200 3,500 MI : 4,300 400 800 3,900 MN : 11,000 11,800 600 500 9,100 27,700 NY : OH : 8,500 1,300 1,800 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 2/: 15,800 13,900 8,500 7,800 700 2,000 3,200 6,000 : US :257,100 32,000 24,700 12,500 700 33,400 113,000 158,800 : :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : :Misc. & : : Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total : : Hope : : Type : : ified : :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------------- Number -------------------------- : ID : 54,000 IL : 12,800 IA : 37,800 MI : 11,000 MN : 62,900 NY : 2,000 OH : 18,100 OR : 57,000 PA : 18,300 SD : 21,800 UT : 163,000 WA : 26,600 WI : 10,200 162,500 : Oth : Sts 2/: 11,400 1,500 500 2,000 6,700 400 17,100 : US : 11,400 1,500 500 2,000 16,900 400 664,900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stan- : Ranch : Demi- : Pas- : Pale : Sap- : Gun : Mahog- States: dard : Wild :Buff 1/ : tel : Brown : phire : Metal : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 9,700 4,100 6,500 6,600 14,000 IL : 10,700 IA : 25,100 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/: 18,400 9,900 5,400 7,800 2,500 1,100 3,600 18,700 : US :248,800 22,700 17,700 11,300 2,500 35,100 111,000 139,900 : :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : :Misc. & : : Pearl :Lavender: Pink : Violet : White :Unclass-: Total : : Hope : : Type : : ified : :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------------- Number -------------------------- : ID : 42,900 IL : 12,900 IA : 40,200 MI : 9,600 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/: 12,800 1,500 900 1,700 8,800 300 16,700 : US : 12,800 1,500 900 3,200 22,500 300 630,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Survey Procedures: Data for mink production are collected from all known producers. State Statistical Offices 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 virtually all 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. 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. The next "Mink" report will be released July 2002. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/. Select "Today's Reports" or Publications and then Reports by Calendar or Publications and then Search, by Title or Subject. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION There are two options for subscribing via e-mail. All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. 1) Starting with the NASS Home Page at http://www.usda.gov/nass/, click on Publications, then click on the Subscribe by E-mail button which takes you to the page describing e-mail delivery of reports. Finally, click on Go to the Subscription Page and follow the instructions. 2) If you do NOT have Internet access, send an e-mail message to: usda-reports@usda.mannlib.cornell.edu. In the body of the message type the word: list. AUTOFAX ACCESS NASSFax service is available for some reports from your fax machine. Please call 202-720-2000, using the handset attached to your fax. Respond to the voice prompts. Document 0411 is a list of available reports. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-605-6220 FAX: 703-605-6900 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov.