Mink ISSN: 1949-1549 Released July 12, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Pelt Production Down 28 Percent Mink pelt production in the United States in 2023 totaled 973,510 million pelts, down 28 percent from 2022. Wisconsin, the largest mink producing State, produced 514,130 pelts. Utah, the second largest producing State, produced 138,550 pelts. The number of pelts, by color class, as a percent of the total United States production in 2023 is as follows: Black at 57 percent, White at 20 percent, Mahogany at 8 percent, and Sapphire at 6 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 9 percent. Value of pelts produced during the 2023 crop year was $33.1 million, down 10 percent from $36.6 million the prior year. The average price per pelt for the 2023 crop year was $34.00, up 6.80 from $27.20 in 2022. Female mink bred to produce kits in 2024 totaled 216,470, down 14 percent from the previous year. Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 2024 by color class as is follows: Black at 58 percent, White at 21 percent, Mahogany at 9 percent, and Sapphire at 7 percent. The remaining classes accounted for 5 percent. Contents Pelts Produced - United States....................................................... 3 Average Price Per Pelt - United States............................................... 3 Mink Pelts Produced and Females Bred by Color Class - United States: 2022-2024....... 4 Mink Pelts Produced, Average Price, and Value - United States: 2004-2023............. 4 Mink Pelts Produced and Females Bred by State - States and United States: 2022-2024.. 5 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 6 Information Contacts................................................................. 7 Mink Pelts Produced and Females Bred by Color Class - United States: 2022-2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts produced : Females bred to produce kits :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Color class : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Black .........: 691,060 552,070 143,070 125,550 Demi/Wild .....: 44,660 15,890 4,020 330 Pastel ........: 35,670 24,460 6,260 4,960 Sapphire ......: 98,740 59,340 15,170 14,310 Blue Iris .....: 26,380 21,600 5,680 2,960 Mahogany ......: 133,450 79,400 20,450 18,570 Pearl .........: 46,650 4,500 1,130 210 Lavender ......: 5,250 4,050 1,020 1,170 Violet ........: 15,770 4,090 1,030 950 White .........: 219,850 195,200 49,250 44,510 Other .........: 28,610 12,910 3,240 2,950 : Total .........: 1,346,090 973,510 250,320 216,470 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mink Pelts Produced, Average Price, and Value - United States: 2004-2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : Pelts produced : Average price :Value of mink pelts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number dollars dollars : 2004 ...........: 2,558,100 47.10 120,486,510 2005 ...........: 2,637,800 60.90 160,642,020 2006 ...........: 2,858,800 48.40 138,365,920 2007 ...........: 2,828,200 65.70 185,812,740 2008 ...........: 2,820,700 41.60 117,341,120 2009 ...........: 2,866,700 65.10 186,622,170 2010 ...........: 2,840,200 81.90 232,612,380 2011 ...........: 3,091,470 94.30 291,525,621 2012 1/ .......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 2013 ...........: 3,544,610 56.30 199,561,543 : 2014 ...........: 3,741,150 57.70 215,864,355 2015 ...........: 3,682,960 32.00 117,854,720 2016 ...........: 3,454,410 34.70 119,868,027 2017 ...........: 3,400,080 36.10 122,742,888 2018 ...........: 3,169,560 26.60 84,310,296 2019 ...........: 2,742,200 21.30 58,408,860 2020 ...........: 1,441,760 33.70 48,587,312 2021 ...........: 1,565,520 30.00 46,965,600 2022 ...........: 1,346,090 27.20 36,613,648 2023 ...........: 973,510 34.00 33,099,340 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Due to sequestration the "Mink "report was suspended. Mink Pelts Produced and Females Bred by State - States and United States: 2022-2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pelts produced : Females bred to produce kits :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Idaho .............: 102,750 81,130 21,430 15,660 Illinois ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa ..............: 17,250 (D) 1,650 (D) Michigan ..........: 98,550 (D) 11,930 (D) Minnesota .........: (D) 9,770 2,500 2,600 Oregon ............: 75,520 75,530 19,130 17,600 Pennsylvania ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ..............: 276,700 138,550 35,620 28,650 Washington ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .........: 573,600 514,130 132,360 118,800 : Other States 1/ ...: 201,720 154,400 25,700 33,160 : United States .....: 1,346,090 973,510 250,320 216,470 : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Mink production data are collected from early May through late May from all known producers. Individual NASS Regional 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 who do not respond by mail are telephoned or enumerated in person. 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. NASS headquarters prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State and US 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. 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 3.2 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 973,510 pelts by more than 3.2 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 5.8 percent. Reliability of Mink Estimates [Based on data for the past 10 years] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Years : : : : : :------------------------------- : : : Average :Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent -------- 1,000 -------- ----- number ---- : : Pelts produced ...............: 3.2 5.8 59 0 137 7 2 : Females bred .................: 5.8 10.6 20 0 59 6 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ............................... (202) 692-0069 Greg Lemmons, Acting Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section... (202) 720-9526 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter................................... (202) 720-0585 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ..... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products...................... (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ........................... (202) 690-4870 Shulonda Shaw - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-3240 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs ........................................ (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery................................... 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