Fur Industry Statistics

GLOBAL

Retail sales compiled by International Fur Trade Federation.

Mink production 2010, based on data compiled by Finnish Fur Sales and Koopenhagen Fur.

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:

• 2011: US mink production dips, auction prices surge to new high.
• 2010: US mink production edges up, auction prices rebound strongly.
• 2009: US mink production, auction prices dented by economic turmoil.
• 2008: Auction value of 2007 US mink crop shatters record.
• 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.

FCUSA annual state of the industry reports:

• US mink: State of the industry - 2010. FCUSA report and analysis.
• US mink: State of the industry - 2009. FCUSA report and analysis.
• US mink: State of the industry - 2008. FCUSA report and analysis.
• US mink: State of the industry - 2007. FCUSA report and analysis.

Wisconsin mink production. National Agricutural Statistics Service. (PDF format)

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 1989 - 2010 plus analysis.

CANADA

FARMED / WILD PRODUCTION

Fur Statistics, compiled by Statistics Canada (PDF).

• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003, part II
• 2003, part I

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, 2007. (PDF)

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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