Facts: European fur production

FACTS: FUR FARMING COUNTRIES

Fur is farmed in 22 European countries. Denmark, Poland, Holland and Finland are the largest producers.

Fur is also farmed in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

PRODUCTION FIGURES BY COUNTRY:

Belgium: 200.000 mink

Bosnia: 6.000 chinchilla

Czech Republic: 2.200 chinchilla

Denmark: 15.000.000 mink, 7.000 fox, 24.000 chinchilla

Estonia: 4.600 chinchilla

Finland: 1.700.000 mink, 1.800.000 fox, 130.000 finnraccoon

France: 150.000 mink

Germany: 350.000 mink

Greece: 550.000 mink

Holland: 4.750.000 mink

Hungary: 14.000 chinchilla

Iceland: 160.000 mink

Ireland: 200.000 mink

Italy: 160.000 mink

Latvia: 350.000 mink, 9.100 fox

Lithuania: 550.000 mink, 1.200 fox

Norway: 595.000 mink, 150.000 fox

Romania: 17.000 chinchilla

Serbia: 10.000 chinchilla

Spain: 600.000 mink

Sweden: 1.100.000 mink

Poland: 6.000.000 mink