Lv Gn 3 (7-06) Mink National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 14, 2006, 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 3 Percent Mink pelt production in the United States in 2005 totaled 2.63 million pelts, up 3 percent from 2004. Wisconsin, the largest mink producing State, produced 778,000 pelts. Utah the second largest producing State, produced 600,000 pelts. The number of pelts by color class as a percent of the total U.S. production in 2005 is as follows: Black at 47.6 percent, Mahogany at 20.9 percent, Blue Iris at 11.3 percent, Demi/Wild at 6.3 percent, Sapphire at 4.0 percent, and White at 3.8 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 6.1 percent. Value of Pelt Production Up 33 Percent Mink pelts produced during the 2005 crop year were valued at $160 million, up 33 percent from $120 million a year ago. The average price per pelt for the 2005 crop year was $60.90, up from $47.10 in 2004. Females Bred Up 2 Percent Female mink bred to produce kits in 2006 totaled 651,600, up 2 percent from the previous year. Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 2006 by color class are: Black at 49.5 percent, Mahogany at 17.8 percent, Blue Iris at 11.2 percent, Demi/Wild at 6.3 percent, Sapphire at 4.1 percent and White at 4.0 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 7.1 percent. Number of Mink Farms Down 6 Percent There were 277 mink farms producing pelts in 2005, down 6 percent from a year ago. Leading States were Utah with 70 farms, Wisconsin with 67 farms and Minnesota with 24. Fox There were 21 mink farms which also raised fox in 2005, up from 17 the previous year. Mink: Pelts Produced and Females Bred, by Color Class, United States, 2004-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts Produced :Females Bred to Produce Kits Color :----------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2004 1/ : 2005 : 2005 1/ : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Black : 1,155,500 1,251,000 300,700 322,400 Demi-Wild : 154,900 165,700 38,500 41,200 Pastel : 39,100 41,600 14,200 11,600 Sapphire : 131,500 105,900 36,500 26,700 Blue Iris : 300,900 297,800 69,500 72,700 Mahogany : 567,000 548,900 128,500 115,900 Pearl : 65,500 80,500 16,900 20,000 Lavender : 4,600 5,000 1,600 2,200 Violet : 22,300 23,400 6,600 9,800 White : 106,200 99,000 26,900 26,100 Misc. & Unclassified: 10,600 9,000 1,500 3,000 : US : 2,558,100 2,627,800 641,400 651,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Mink: Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value, United States, 1986-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mink : Pelts : Average Marketing : Value of Year : Farms : Produced : Price : Mink Pelts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Number Dollars Dollars : 1986 : 989 4,096,200 41.30 169,173,060 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 1/: 296 2,558,100 47.10 120,486,510 2005 : 277 2,627,800 60.90 160,033,020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms, Major States and United States, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- : States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any : Pearl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 62,900 12,100 12,400 61,200 IL : 46,900 IA : 74,900 7,300 MI : MN : 36,600 47,800 2,600 32,300 81,700 OH : 40,900 6,300 18,000 OR : 102,200 13,700 97,500 32,000 PA : 18,200 11,700 13,000 SD : UT : 245,000 37,000 7,500 210,000 WA : 42,000 40,000 WI : 450,000 7,000 55,300 81,800 94,000 : Oth : Sts 2/: 35,900 70,100 32,100 29,800 9,100 70,100 65,500 : US :1,155,500 154,900 39,100 131,500 300,900 567,000 65,500 : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : Misc. & : : Number : :Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : of : : : : : ified : Pelts : Farms : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------ Number ------------------------ : ID : 168,900 24 IL : 59,700 7 IA : 132,700 15 MI : 50,500 7 MN : 700 14,900 220,600 28 OH : 70,400 9 OR : 247,100 22 PA : 55,900 9 SD : 67,200 3 UT : 500 580,000 80 WA : 97,500 10 WI : 52,600 768,000 67 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 4,600 21,600 38,200 10,600 39,600 15 : US : 4,600 22,300 106,200 10,600 2,558,100 296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- : States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any : Pearl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 69,000 15,900 11,500 61,700 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 1/ : 40,700 66,400 31,100 42,700 10,400 64,400 80,500 : US :1,251,000 165,700 41,600 105,900 297,800 548,900 80,500 : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : Misc. & : : Number : :Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : of : : : : : ified : Pelts : Farms : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------ Number ------------------------ : ID : 173,700 23 IL : 61,700 7 IA : 130,800 14 MI : 11,500 55,500 7 MN : 100 214,200 24 OH : 66,000 8 OR : 254,400 22 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 1/ : 5,000 23,400 43,000 5,600 44,700 13 : US : 5,000 23,400 99,000 9,000 2,627,800 277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Produced Kits: Number by Color Class, Major States and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 17,500 2,600 2,500 15,500 IL : 13,100 IA : 21,100 2,300 MI : MN : 10,200 10,200 600 7,500 16,700 OH : 10,200 1,400 5,300 OR : 25,000 2,500 19,600 8,900 PA : 4,900 3,400 3,300 SD : UT : 63,100 10,400 2,800 50,800 WA : 12,400 9,300 WI : 112,300 3,700 14,800 19,700 19,100 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 10,900 17,900 10,500 11,200 2,500 12,200 : US : 300,700 38,500 14,200 36,500 69,500 128,500 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Misc. & : : Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : : : : : ified : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 43,600 IL : 16,000 IA : 35,400 MI : 11,500 MN : 4,300 50,800 OH : 18,600 OR : 56,500 PA : 15,000 SD : 17,100 UT : 150,000 WA : 25,100 WI : 300 13,700 600 190,400 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 16,900 1,300 6,600 8,900 900 11,400 : US : 16,900 1,600 6,600 26,900 1,500 641,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Produced Kits: Number by Color Class, Major States and United States, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Demi- : : Sap- : Blue : Mahog- States : Black : Wild : Pastel : phire : Iris : any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 19,800 8,300 3,400 10,400 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 9,600 1,000 2,100 45,400 WA : 12,500 8,000 WI : 114,100 3,000 9,500 22,000 20,000 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 10,800 13,200 8,600 9,400 3,200 11,000 : US : 322,400 41,200 11,600 26,700 72,700 115,900 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Misc. & : : Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White : Unclass- : Total : : : : : ified : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 48,100 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 1/ : 20,000 1,800 9,800 7,200 1,800 11,200 : US : 20,000 2,200 9,800 26,100 3,000 651,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2.5 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 2.63 million pelts by more than 2.5 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 4.6 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 : 2.5 4.6 122 41 0 150 4 3 Produced : : Females Bred: 2.6 4.7 30 13 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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