GLOBAL

Retail sales compiled by International Fur Trade Federation.

Mink production 2007, based on data compiled by Oslo Fur Auctions.

UNITED STATES

FARMED PRODUCTION

Mink production: From 1974, reconstructed from US Department of Agriculture statistics. For the latest USDA statistics click here (PDF format).

FCUSA annual commentaries on USDA data:

• 2007: Firm auction prices for mink spur increased breeding.
• 2006: Mink crop value surges on record pelt prices.
• 2005: Values of US Mink Pelts and Crop Approach New Highs; Females Bred Up Sharply.
• 2004: Prices Rebound Strongly for US Mink Farmers, Production Slips.
• 2003: US Mink Farmers See prices Fall, Production Rise.
• 2002: US Fur Farms Continue Consolidation.
• 2001: US Fur Farming Consolidation Continues.
• 2000: US Mink Production Down Slightly, Pelt Value Rises Substantially; Five-Year Trends Positive.
• 1999: US Mink Production, Pelt Value Dip in 1998; Five-Year Trends Positive.

FARMED / WILD PRODUCTION

Industry & Trade Summary: Fur Skins. Report by the U.S. International Trade Commission (PDF format). See also a review of this report by FCUSA. January 2004.

WHOLESALE

North American Fur Auctions market bulletins.

RETAIL

Fur retail sales 1980 - 2006 plus analysis

CANADA

Canadian Fur Trade at a Glance Includes employment figures, contribution to economy, exports, pelt production (wild and farmed), etc. Produced by the Fur Council of Canada. (PDF format)

Ontario Fur-Bearing Research and Services Sub-Committee Report on Services to the Ontario Agricultural Services Coordinating Committee, November 2001. (PDF format)

WHOLESALE

North American Fur Auctions market bulletins.

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