Danish mink industry produces 40 percent of the world’s pelts. Mink produced in Denmark is considered to be the finest in the world. In November 2020, a mutated strain of COVID-19 was found in the animals necessitating the government to cull seventeen million mink.
About Mink industry in Denmark in brief
Danish mink industry produces 40 percent of the world’s pelts. Mink produced in Denmark is considered to be the finest in the world. In November 2020, a mutated strain of COVID-19 was found in the animals necessitating the government to cull seventeen million mink. At least twelve people have been infected by the mink farm strain though hundreds of cases could be linked to it. Danish government announced that all remaining mink in Denmark would be culled by 16 November 2020.
In the December 2012 auction, the average price per mink skin was 582 Danish crowns, then the highest price ever recorded at the Kopenhagen Fur auction house, Birger Christensen, purveyor to the Danish royal family, sells only Saga Royal fur grade and sells 260 million euro worth of fur each year. Major export markets for Danish mink skins are China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea.
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This page is based on the article Mink industry in Denmark published in Wikipedia (as of Dec. 07, 2020) and was automatically summarized using artificial intelligence.
