# Denmark plans to end mink farming by August 2029

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/denmark-to-ban-mink-farming-in-government-u-turn/
- Published: 2026-10-23T12:17:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T12:37:17+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c59vzjm118j1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Denmark will phase out mink farming by August 2029.
- The government abandoned its bid for an EU exemption.
- About 15,000 mink remain on seven farms.

## Summary

Denmark plans to end mink farming by August 2029 after its coalition government dropped an effort to secure an exemption from an EU ban. The decision reverses the previous government’s approach and, according to Nature Minister Christian Rabjerg Madsen, puts animal welfare ahead of preserving a long-standing business.

The EU ban takes effect on 7 August next year, followed by a two-year phase-out. Denmark once led global mink fur production, but the trade has declined; after a Covid outbreak prompted the culling of about 15 million mink, around 15,000 remain across seven farms. The cost of closing them has not been settled, though one estimate put it at 14 million Danish krone (£1.56m).

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