Cotton Ginnings - Final

Cotton Ginnings
ISSN: 1948-9021

Released March 25, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

Running Bales Ginned and Equivalent 480-pound Net Weight Bales Ginned by Crop – States and
United States: 2011 and 2012
Crop and State

Equivalent 480-pound
net weight bales ginned

Running bales ginned
2011 Crop

2012 Crop 1

2011 Crop

2012 Crop

(number)

(number)

(number)

(number)

Upland
Alabama ................................................
Arizona ..................................................
Arkansas ...............................................
California ...............................................
Florida ...................................................
Georgia ..................................................
Kansas ..................................................
Louisiana ...............................................
Mississippi .............................................
Missouri .................................................

682,450
738,300
1,198,800
579,050
134,350
2,426,700
69,300
513,650
1,145,250
762,700

764,150
545,450
1,244,700
534,600
131,550
2,857,850
72,200
475,350
916,550
755,700

702,350
755,050
1,226,750
599,450
136,500
2,496,950
71,050
524,900
1,173,400
779,250

788,350
557,600
1,270,100
556,300
134,600
2,947,150
74,400
485,450
935,050
774,450

New Mexico ...........................................
North Carolina .......................................
Oklahoma ..............................................
South Carolina .......................................
Tennessee .............................................
Texas .....................................................
Virginia ..................................................

62,100
1,021,300
70,600
485,450
810,000
3,491,150
137,750

39,000
1,221,250
118,750
548,900
731,350
4,948,950
176,600

62,900
1,063,450
71,450
499,400
827,700
3,577,700
140,800

39,300
1,270,100
120,250
562,500
749,000
5,061,350
180,600

United States .........................................

14,328,900

16,082,900

14,709,050

16,506,550

American Pima
Arizona ..................................................
California ...............................................
New Mexico ...........................................
Texas .....................................................

19,850
760,250
7,550
36,450

7,300
723,950
5,800
12,950

20,500
783,200
7,650
37,600

7,600
752,450
5,900
13,350

United States .........................................

824,100

750,000

848,950

779,300

All
United States .........................................

15,153,000

16,832,900

15,558,000

17,285,850

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There were 16,358 bales included in this report from the 2012 crop which ginners estimated would be ginned after the March survey, compared with
66,087 bales last year. There were 671 active cotton gins for the 2012 crop year compared with 682 active gins for the 2011 crop year.

Average Net Weight per Bale – States and United States: 2010-2012
Crop and State

Average net weight per bale
2010 Crop

2011 Crop

2012 Crop

(pounds)

(pounds)

(pounds)

Upland
Alabama ................................................................
Arizona ..................................................................
Arkansas ...............................................................
California ...............................................................
Florida ...................................................................
Georgia .................................................................
Kansas ..................................................................
Louisiana ..............................................................
Mississippi ............................................................
Missouri ................................................................

490.9
494.3
492.2
497.7
488.7
492.2
492.0
488.4
490.6
489.7

494.0
490.8
491.2
496.9
487.6
493.9
492.1
490.5
491.8
490.4

495.2
490.7
489.8
499.5
491.2
495.0
494.7
490.2
489.7
491.9

New Mexico ..........................................................
North Carolina .......................................................
Oklahoma .............................................................
South Carolina ......................................................
Tennessee ............................................................
Texas ....................................................................
Virginia ..................................................................

487.5
497.7
486.6
493.2
489.9
491.5
491.1

486.3
499.8
485.7
493.8
490.5
491.9
490.6

483.8
499.2
486.1
491.9
491.6
490.9
490.9

United States ........................................................

491.8

492.7

492.6

American Pima
Arizona ..................................................................
California ...............................................................
New Mexico ..........................................................
Texas ....................................................................

494.6
500.4
483.4
492.3

495.6
494.5
485.9
495.3

498.1
498.9
488.1
495.6

United States ........................................................

499.7

494.5

498.8

All
United States ........................................................

492.0

492.8

492.9

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Cotton Ginnings (March 2013)
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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned and to be Ginned – Counties, Districts, States, and United States:
2012 Crop Year
[Excluding linters]
State, county, and district

Running bales ginned

State, county, and district

(number)

(number)

Alabama
Colbert ....................................................
Lauderdale .............................................
Lawrence ................................................
Limestone ...............................................
Madison ..................................................
District 10 ...............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
43,300
39,300
176,100

Blount .....................................................
Cherokee ................................................
District 20 ...............................................

(1)
(1)
(2)

Chilton ....................................................
Tallapoosa ..............................................
District 30 ...............................................

(1)
(1)
(2)

Autauga ..................................................
Elmore ....................................................
Macon .....................................................
Marengo .................................................
District 40 ...............................................

1

( )
(1)
(1)
(1)
70,650

Escambia ................................................
Mobile .....................................................
Monroe ...................................................
District 50 ...............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
101,650

Coffee .....................................................
Covington ...............................................
Geneva ...................................................
Henry ......................................................
Houston ..................................................
Russell ....................................................
District 60 ...............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
313,050

Alabama total .........................................

764,150

Arizona
Mohave ...................................................
District 10 ...............................................

(1)
(2)

Cochise ..................................................
Graham ..................................................
Maricopa .................................................
Pinal .......................................................
Yuma ......................................................
District 80 3 .............................................

(1)
(1)
95,650
297,600
(1)
393,250

Arizona total ...........................................

552,750

Arkansas
Clay ........................................................
Craighead ...............................................
Greene ...................................................
Mississippi ..............................................
Poinsett ..................................................
District 30 ...............................................

(1)
189,800
(1)
280,450
94,600
614,750

See footnote(s) at end of table.

Cotton Ginnings (March 2013)
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Running bales ginned

Arkansas - continued
Crittenden ..............................................
Lee ........................................................
Lonoke ..................................................
Monroe ..................................................
Phillips ...................................................
Saint Francis .........................................
Woodruff ................................................
District 60 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
110,750
(1)
412,900

Lafayette ...............................................
District 70 ..............................................

(1)
(2)

Ashley ...................................................
Chicot ....................................................
Desha ....................................................
Drew ......................................................
Jefferson ...............................................
Lincoln ...................................................
District 90 3 ............................................

62,500
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
62,500

Arkansas total .......................................

1,244,700

California
Sutter .....................................................
District 50 ..............................................

(1)
(2)

Fresno ...................................................
Kern .......................................................
Kings .....................................................
Madera ..................................................
Merced ..................................................
Tulare ....................................................
District 51 3 ............................................

359,450
166,550
405,100
(1)
(1)
77,450
1,008,550

Riverside ...............................................
District 80 ..............................................

(1)
(2)

California total .......................................

1,258,550

Florida
Escambia ..............................................
Jackson .................................................
Santa Rosa ...........................................
District 10 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)

Florida total ...........................................

131,550

--continued

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned and to be Ginned – Counties, Districts, States, and United States:
2012 Crop Year (continued)
[Excluding linters]
State, county, and district

Running bales ginned

State, county, and district

(number)

(number)

Georgia
Bartow .....................................................
District 10 ................................................

(1)
(2)

Bleckley ..................................................
Dodge .....................................................
Laurens ...................................................
Morgan ....................................................
Pulaski ....................................................
District 50 ................................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
100,850

Bulloch ....................................................
Burke ......................................................
Candler ...................................................
Jefferson .................................................
Screven ...................................................
District 60 ................................................

(1)
104,050
(1)
(1)
(1)
408,100

Calhoun ..................................................
Decatur ...................................................
Early ........................................................
Lee ..........................................................
Miller .......................................................
Mitchell ....................................................
Randolph ................................................
Seminole .................................................
Sumter ....................................................
Terrell ......................................................
Thomas ...................................................
District 70 ................................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
733,200

Berrien ....................................................
Brooks .....................................................
Coffee .....................................................
Colquitt ....................................................
Cook .......................................................
Crisp .......................................................
Dooly .......................................................
Irwin ........................................................
Jeff Davis ................................................
Tift ...........................................................
Turner .....................................................
Wilcox .....................................................
Worth ......................................................
District 80 ................................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
370,300
(1)
(1)
236,100
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
1,476,350

Appling ....................................................
District 90 ................................................

(1)
(2)

Georgia total ...........................................

2,857,850

Kansas
Stevens ...................................................
District 30 ................................................

(1)
(2)

Harper .....................................................
Pratt ........................................................
District 60 ................................................

(1)
1
( )
(2)

Kansas total ............................................

72,200

Louisiana
Caddo ....................................................
Red River ...............................................
District 10 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(2)

East Carroll ............................................
Franklin ..................................................
Madison .................................................
Morehouse ............................................
Richland .................................................
Tensas ...................................................
West Carroll ...........................................
District 30 ..............................................

32,450
65,550
(1)
(1)
(1)
95,000
(1)
285,550

Avoyelles ...............................................
Catahoula ..............................................
Concordia ..............................................
Pointe Coupee .......................................
Rapides .................................................
District 50 ..............................................

(1)
61,100
(1)
(1)
(1)
152,750

Louisiana total .......................................

475,350

Mississippi
Bolivar ....................................................
Coahoma ...............................................
Quitman .................................................
Tallahatchie ...........................................
Tunica ....................................................
District 10 ..............................................

15,800
187,100
(1)
(1)
43,800
312,200

Benton ...................................................
Calhoun .................................................
De Soto .................................................
Lafayette ................................................
Panola ...................................................
Yalobusha .............................................
District 20 ..............................................

(1)
36,800
(1)
(1)
29,450
(1)
111,600

Lee .........................................................
Pontotoc ................................................
District 30 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(2)

Humphreys ............................................
Leflore ....................................................
Sharkey .................................................
Sunflower ..............................................
Washington ...........................................
Yazoo ....................................................
District 40 ..............................................

(1)
75,700
(1)
(1)
(1)
126,200
299,200

Carroll ....................................................
Holmes ..................................................
Montgomery ..........................................
Webster .................................................
District 50 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
85,850

Monroe ..................................................
Noxubee ................................................
District 60 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(2)

Hinds .....................................................
District 70 ..............................................

(1)
(2)

Mississippi total .....................................
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Running bales ginned

916,550
--continued

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned and to be Ginned – Counties, Districts, States, and United States:
2012 Crop Year (continued)
[Excluding linters]
State, county, and district

Running bales ginned

State, county, and district

(number)

(number)

Missouri
Dunklin ...................................................
New Madrid ............................................
Pemiscot .................................................
Scott .......................................................
Stoddard .................................................
District 90 ...............................................

363,400
201,600
82,900
(1)
(1)
755,700

Missouri total ..........................................

755,700

New Mexico
Chaves ...................................................
Dona Ana ...............................................
Eddy .......................................................
District 90 ...............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)

New Mexico total ....................................

44,800

North Carolina
Anson .....................................................
Cleveland ...............................................
Stanly .....................................................
District 60 ...............................................

( )
(1)
(1)
55,200

Bertie ......................................................
Chowan ..................................................
Edgecombe ............................................
Gates ......................................................
Halifax ....................................................
Hertford ..................................................
Martin .....................................................
Nash .......................................................
Northampton ...........................................
Perquimans ............................................
District 70 ...............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
139,700
(1)
(1)
(1)
129,900
(1)
563,350

1

1

Beaufort ..................................................
Greene ...................................................
Hyde .......................................................
Jones ......................................................
Lenoir .....................................................
Pitt ..........................................................
Wayne ....................................................
Wilson .....................................................
District 80 ...............................................

( )
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
356,900

Bladen ....................................................
Duplin .....................................................
Harnett ....................................................
Hoke .......................................................
Robeson .................................................
Sampson ................................................
District 90 ...............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
245,800

North Carolina total ................................

1,221,250

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Running bales ginned

Oklahoma
Custer ....................................................
Washita .................................................
District 20 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
7,050

Caddo ....................................................
Harmon .................................................
Jackson .................................................
Kiowa ....................................................
Tillman ...................................................
District 30 3 ............................................

(1)
(1)
39,250
(1)
19,650
58,900

Grady ....................................................
District 50 ..............................................

(1)
(2)

Oklahoma total ......................................

118,750

South Carolina
Darlington ..............................................
Dillon .....................................................
Marlboro ................................................
Williamsburg ..........................................
District 30 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
146,850

Calhoun .................................................
Clarendon ..............................................
Lee ........................................................
Orangeburg ...........................................
Sumter ...................................................
District 50 3 ............................................

116,900
(1)
(1)
122,000
(1)
238,900

Hampton ................................................
District 80 ..............................................

(1)
(2)

South Carolina total ...............................

548,900

Tennessee
Lake ......................................................
Lauderdale ............................................
Tipton ....................................................
District 10 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
146,050

Carroll ....................................................
Crockett .................................................
Fayette ..................................................
Gibson ...................................................
Hardeman .............................................
Haywood ...............................................
Madison .................................................
District 20 3 ............................................

(1)
162,500
(1)
(1)
(1)
157,500
(1)
320,000

Lincoln ...................................................
District 40 ..............................................

(1)
(2)

Tennessee total .....................................

731,350
--continued

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned and to be Ginned – Counties, Districts, States, and United States:
2012 Crop Year (continued)
[Excluding linters]
State, county, and district

Running bales ginned

State, county, and district

(number)

Running bales ginned
(number)

Texas
Briscoe ....................................................
Carson ....................................................
Castro .....................................................
Deaf Smith ..............................................
Floyd .......................................................
Hale ........................................................
Hansford .................................................
Moore ......................................................
Parmer ....................................................
Swisher ...................................................
District 11 ................................................

(1)
(1)
67,450
(1)
173,750
247,500
(1)
(1)
59,450
64,250
954,250

Bailey ......................................................
Cochran ..................................................
Crosby ....................................................
Dawson ...................................................
Gaines ....................................................
Glasscock ...............................................
Hockley ...................................................
Howard ...................................................
Lamb .......................................................
Lubbock ..................................................
Lynn ........................................................
Martin ......................................................
Midland ...................................................
Terry .......................................................
Yoakum ...................................................
District 12 ................................................

(1)
(1)
175,550
124,400
291,450
(1)
232,100
(1)
179,050
337,650
169,150
55,950
(1)
127,300
114,550
1,944,500

Childress .................................................
Collingsworth ..........................................
Cottle ......................................................
Dickens ...................................................
Donley .....................................................
Garza ......................................................
Hall ..........................................................
Hardeman ...............................................
Kent ........................................................
Motley .....................................................
Wilbarger ................................................
District 21 ................................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
13,400
208,300

Fisher ......................................................
Haskell ....................................................
Jones ......................................................
Knox ........................................................
Mitchell ....................................................
Nolan ......................................................
Runnels ...................................................
Scurry .....................................................
Taylor ......................................................
District 22 ................................................

(1)
21,850
33,150
(1)
45,300
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
302,550

Ellis .........................................................
Falls ........................................................
Hill ...........................................................
Hunt ........................................................
Lamar ......................................................
Navarro ...................................................
Williamson ..............................................
District 40 ................................................

(1)
(1)
1
( )
(1)
(1)
(1)
47,850
206,150

Texas - continued
Houston .................................................
District 51 ..............................................

(1)
(2)

Brazos ...................................................
Robertson ..............................................
Walker ...................................................
District 52 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
80,150

Culberson ..............................................
El Paso ..................................................
Pecos .....................................................
Reeves ..................................................
District 60 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
46,500

Tom Green ............................................
Upton .....................................................
District 70 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
127,600

Burleson ................................................
Caldwell .................................................
District 81 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(2)

Kleberg ..................................................
Nueces ..................................................
Refugio ..................................................
San Patricio ...........................................
District 82 3 ............................................

(1)
25,150
(1)
173,400
198,550

Brazoria .................................................
Calhoun .................................................
Fort Bend ...............................................
Jackson .................................................
Matagorda .............................................
Wharton .................................................
District 90 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
96,600
(1)
(1)
(1)
447,300

Zavala ....................................................
District 96 ..............................................

(1)
(2)

Cameron ................................................
Hidalgo ..................................................
Willacy ...................................................
District 97 3 ............................................

(1)
(1)
108,000
108,000

Texas total .............................................

4,961,900

Virginia
Greensville ............................................
Isle Of Wight ..........................................
Suffolk City ............................................
District 90 ..............................................

(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)

Virginia total ...........................................

176,600

United States .......................................

16,832,900

1

Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual gins, but included in District total.
Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual gins, but included in State total.
3
Excludes some gins to avoid disclosing data for individual gins, but included in State total.
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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedure: The cotton ginnings survey is an enumeration of all active gins and every effort is made to obtain a
report from all ginners. Data are collected on the first and fifteenth of each month (September – January and February 1)
for all estimating States while data collection begins with an August 1 survey in Texas and December 1 in Kansas. A final
survey is conducted after gins finish ginning for the season. Ginners are asked to report the number of Upland and
American Pima bales ginned prior to the data collection date. Data are collected by telephone, fax, and internet. If a
completed report is not received from an active gin, the bales ginned are estimated using administrative data or imputed
using current survey data for neighboring gins and the previously reported data for the imputed gin.
Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the cotton ginnings survey is used to establish estimates of Upland
and American Pima bales ginned to date. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with
historical estimates.
Revision Policy: Cotton ginnings estimates are subject to revision in the annual report released in May and are based on a
thorough review of all available data.
Reliability: Cotton ginnings estimates are based on a census of all known ginners and therefore, have no sampling
variability. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording,
and processing of the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality
controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section .................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Brent Chittenden – Oats, Rye, Wheat .............................................................................................. (202) 720-8068
Angie Considine – Peanuts, Rice ..................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688
Steve Maliszewski – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum................................................................ (202) 720-5944
Anthony Prillaman – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ......................................................................... (202) 720-9526
Julie Schmidt – Crop Weather, Barley, Hay .................................................................................... (202) 720-7621
Travis Thorson – Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................. (202) 720-7369

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disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call toll-free at
(866) 632-9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 845-6136
(Spanish Federal-relay). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.