Mink is a small precious fur mammal of Carnivora, Mustelidae and Mustela. Its fur has many advantages, such as straight needle hair, flexible and gorgeous, rich fluff, strong warmth retention, thin skin and light weight, flexible and firm. Therefore, it has become a master product in fine fur. Mink skin, fox skin and lamb skin have become the three pillar products of international fur trade. The world mink trade volume reaches more than 50 million pieces every year. The mink breeding industry in China began in 1950s, and by the mid-1980s, it had grown to an annual export scale of 5 million minks. Since 1990s, precious furs such as mink have been exported from foreign trade to domestic market, which has stimulated the development of mink breeding industry in China. At present, China's mink breeding industry is facing good development opportunities and prospects.

First, the price prospect of mink

Mink is one of the main products in the international precious fur market.

Judging from the history of fur trade in the international market, mink has always been one of the pillar products, and the breeding of precious fur animals at home and abroad is bound to form a situation and pattern dominated by mink.

Mink breeding prospect

2. The market prospect of mink is better than that of fox, raccoon and other large capillary products.

Judging from the quality and value of mink, its utilization rate is also higher than that of fox, raccoon and other large capillary skins, especially in the domestic market. Mink is famous for its short plush, bright and luxurious appearance. It is the main rawhide for making clothes, collars, hats, cuffs and decorations. It is widely used and in great demand. The fur of foxes and raccoons is thicker and longer than mink, but not as gorgeous as mink, so the domestic market is not suitable for coats, only for accessories such as collars, cuffs and shawls, so the utilization rate is lower than mink. It can be seen that the development prospect of small capillary animals, mainly minks, is better than that of large capillary animals such as foxes and raccoons.

3. The mink market price is stable, rising steadily.

The mink market is in good order, and the market has been more stable than fox raccoon, showing a steady and rising trend in recent years. The law of high quality and good price reflected in mink market places has greatly increased the price of colored mink skin, and also created an opportunity for mink farmers to accelerate the improvement of population varieties, produce marketable high-quality fur and improve economic benefits.

Second, mink by-products

The by-products of mink mainly refer to mink heart, mink whip, mink oil, mink meat, viscera and mink dung.

1, mink heart. Has high medicinal value. Lixin Pill, produced by Pharmaceutical Factory of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, takes mink heart as the main raw material and is compatible with other Chinese herbal medicines, which has good curative effect on rheumatic heart disease.

2, whip. Medicinal liquor made from mink testis and penis (mink penis), or mixed with other Chinese herbal medicines, has the effect of nourishing and strengthening yang.

3. Mink oil. Mink oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which has become a raw material for making high-grade cosmetics and soaps, and has a good effect on the treatment and prevention of skin diseases.

4. Mink meat. Mink meat is tender and nutritious, and its protein content is about 18% (fresh meat). It is a game delicacy with unique flavor. In addition, mink meat can also be used as feed for fur animals such as foxes and raccoons.

5, mink dung. Mink manure is a high-quality organic fertilizer for crops. In addition, the treated mink manure can be used as feed for pigs.