Lv Gn 3 (7-10) Mink Washington, D.C. Released July 9, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Mink" call Chris Hawthorn at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This report issue is published using both layouts but all future issues will only be produced with the new layout, which is available on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov. This is the last issue using this layout. Pelt Production Up 1 Percent Mink pelt production in the United States in 2009 totaled 2.86 million pelts, up 1 percent from 2008. Wisconsin, the largest mink producing State, produced 886,100 pelts. Utah, the second largest producing State, produced 613,500 pelts. The number of pelts by color class as a percent of the total U.S. production in 2009 is as follows: Black at 52 percent, Mahogany at 23 percent, Blue Iris at 10 percent, Demi/Wild at 4 percent, and Sapphire at 4 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 7 percent. Value of Pelt Production Up 58 Percent Mink pelts produced during the 2009 crop year were valued at $186 million, up 58 percent from $117 million a year ago. The average price per pelt for the 2009 crop year was $65.10, up $23.50 from $41.60 in 2008. Females Bred Down 1 Percent Female mink bred to produce kits in 2010 totaled 670,200, down 1 percent from the previous year. Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 2010 by color class is as follows: Black at 50 percent, Mahogany at 24 percent, Blue Iris at 9 percent, Sapphire at 5 percent, and Demi/Wild at 4 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 8 percent. Number of Mink Farms Up 1 Percent There were 278 mink farms producing pelts in 2009, up 1 percent from a year ago. Mink: Pelts Produced and Females Bred, by Color Class, United States, 2008-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts Produced :Females Bred to Produce Kits Color :----------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2008 1/ : 2009 : 2009 1/ : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Black : 1,515,300 1,494,500 348,600 338,400 Demi/Wild : 114,600 123,900 26,200 27,600 Pastel : 61,100 56,200 19,800 18,300 Sapphire : 93,600 104,400 28,400 35,900 Blue Iris : 288,000 282,400 68,100 58,600 Mahogany : 602,600 663,500 149,200 159,700 Pearl : 42,700 57,100 12,800 12,600 Lavender : 3,700 4,400 1,600 1,700 Violet : 36,800 14,500 5,200 4,000 White : 50,100 48,800 11,600 11,800 Misc. & Unclassified: 12,200 6,000 2,700 1,600 : US : 2,820,700 2,855,700 674,200 670,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Revised. Mink: Farms, Pelts Produced, Price, and Value, United States, 1990-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mink : Pelts : Average Marketing : Value of Year : Farms : Produced : Price : Mink Pelts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Number Dollars Dollars : 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 : 275 2,637,800 60.90 160,642,020 2006 : 279 2,858,800 48.40 138,365,920 2007 : 283 2,828,200 65.70 185,812,740 2008 1/: 274 2,820,700 41.60 117,341,120 2009 : 278 2,855,700 65.10 185,906,070 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class and Number of Farms, Major States and United States, 2008 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- States : Black :Demi/Wild : Pastel : Sapphire : Blue Iris : Mahogany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 98,000 11,000 2,800 8,500 12,500 95,000 IL : 51,000 IA : 108,000 9,000 MI : 25,000 MN : 75,000 31,000 1,700 46,000 73,000 MT : 13,500 OH : 46,000 24,000 OR : 158,000 12,000 85,000 PA : 29,000 10,500 11,500 500 SD : UT : 235,000 8,500 6,000 205,000 WA : 57,000 17,000 WI : 600,000 10,000 38,000 93,000 116,000 : Oth Sts 2/: 19,800 72,600 46,600 16,100 8,000 89,100 : US :1,515,300 114,600 61,100 93,600 288,000 602,600 : :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Misc. & : Total : Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White :Unclassified: Pelts 3/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 228,100 IL : 64,700 IA : 154,600 MI : 6,000 44,100 MN : 7,000 236,400 MT : 23,400 OH : 79,200 OR : 2,900 287,600 PA : 2,400 63,900 SD : 76,000 UT : 549,700 WA : 92,500 WI : 3,500 19,000 3,500 908,100 : Oth Sts 2/: 42,700 200 33,900 18,100 6,300 12,400 : US : 42,700 3,700 36,800 50,100 12,200 2,820,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States also includes some pelts from the above listed States that were not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ Published color classes may not add to the State total. Mink: Pelts Produced by Color Class, Major States and United States, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- States : Black :Demi/Wild : Pastel : Sapphire : Blue Iris : Mahogany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 107,000 13,500 3,400 9,500 108,000 IL : 56,000 IA : 79,000 6,500 MI : 29,000 3,400 MN : 88,000 35,000 55,000 80,000 MT : OH : 36,000 21,000 OR : 158,000 11,000 79,000 PA : 28,000 5,500 11,000 SD : UT : 225,000 37,000 7,500 285,000 WA : 69,000 WI : 585,000 55,000 97,000 97,000 : Oth Sts 1/: 34,500 38,400 52,800 23,400 26,400 69,100 : US :1,494,500 123,900 56,200 104,400 282,400 663,500 : :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Misc. & : Total : Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White :Unclassified: Pelts 2/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 251,500 IL : 71,100 IA : 114,800 MI : 5,500 45,300 MN : 6,000 267,200 MT : 22,500 OH : 67,900 OR : 270,100 PA : 57,300 SD : 81,500 UT : 613,500 WA : 93,500 WI : 3,300 24,000 4,100 886,100 : Oth Sts 1/: 57,100 1,100 14,500 13,300 1,900 13,400 : US : 57,100 4,400 14,500 48,800 6,000 2,855,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States also includes some pelts from the above listed States that were not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ 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, 2009 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- States : Black :Demi/Wild : Pastel : Sapphire : Blue Iris : Mahogany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 27,000 2,300 1,000 2,600 22,000 IL : 16,000 IA : 17,500 2,500 MI : 7,500 MN : 18,500 7,500 12,000 19,000 MT : OH : 11,500 6,000 OR : 34,000 2,400 16,500 PA : 6,000 2,800 2,900 SD : UT : 61,000 1,800 63,000 WA : 14,500 2,900 WI : 126,000 3,100 11,500 25,000 23,000 : Oth Sts 2/: 9,100 16,400 15,700 9,100 4,500 16,200 : US : 348,600 26,200 19,800 28,400 68,100 149,200 : :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Misc. & : : Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White :Unclassified: Total 3/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 57,800 IL : 100 19,500 IA : 28,300 MI : 1,200 10,900 MN : 60,300 MT : 6,000 OH : 20,400 OR : 500 58,400 PA : 15,300 SD : 18,200 UT : 157,300 WA : 19,900 WI : 1,200 4,400 1,100 198,200 : Oth Sts 2/: 12,800 400 4,700 6,000 1,500 3,700 : US : 12,800 1,600 5,200 11,600 2,700 674,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States also includes some pelts from the above listed States that were not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ 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, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- States : Black :Demi/Wild : Pastel : Sapphire : Blue Iris : Mahogany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 28,000 2,400 800 2,200 25,000 IL : 15,000 IA : 17,500 1,700 MI : 7,500 900 MN : 11,000 7,500 100 4,800 20,000 MT : 1,400 OH : 8,500 7,500 OR : 32,000 2,600 17,000 PA : 6,500 2,600 3,700 SD : UT : 65,000 11,000 4,100 70,000 WA : 16,000 WI : 125,000 3,600 22,000 20,000 16,500 : Oth Sts 1/: 5,000 6,700 13,900 6,400 7,300 19,800 : US : 338,400 27,600 18,300 35,900 58,600 159,700 : :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Misc. & : : Pearl : Lavender : Violet : White :Unclassified: Total 2/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : ID : 61,000 IL : 18,400 IA : 23,500 MI : 1,100 11,100 MN : 45,800 MT : 5,800 OH : 19,300 OR : 57,500 PA : 15,900 SD : 18,200 UT : 170,600 WA : 21,400 WI : 1,400 6,500 1,100 199,000 : Oth Sts 1/: 12,600 300 4,000 4,200 500 2,700 : US : 12,600 1,700 4,000 11,800 1,600 670,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States also includes some pelts from the above listed States that were not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Published color classes may not add to the State total. Reliability Statement Survey Procedures: Mink production data 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 account for all operations. Major auction houses, which handle producer sales, provide mink pelt price data in July. Prices are collected at the point of first sale, before marketing costs are deducted. Estimation Procedures: 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 are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. Field 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: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve year- to-year and item-to-item relationships. Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when current estimates are made. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. 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, mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality control 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 0.4 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 0.4 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 0.8 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 : 0.4 0.8 22 6 0 34 2 5 : Females Bred: 0.9 1.7 11 4 0 15 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. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch........................................ 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