Cotton Ginnings - First of Month Release

Cotton Ginnings
ISSN: 1948-9021

Released October 12, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA).

Running Bales Ginned by Crop – States and United States: October 1, 2013-2016
[Excluding linters]
Running bales ginned
Crop and State

2013 Crop

2014 Crop

2015 Crop

2016 Crop

October 1, 2013

October 1, 2014

October 1, 2015

October 1, 2016

(number)

(number)

(number)

(number)

Upland
Alabama ......................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas .....................
California .....................
Florida .........................
Georgia .......................
Kansas ........................
Louisiana .....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................
New Mexico .................
North Carolina .............
Oklahoma ....................
South Carolina .............
Tennessee ...................
Texas ..........................
Virginia ........................

(D)
(D)
1,250
44,800
7,600
(D)
(D)
415,950
-

15,000
(D)
8,250
(D)
23,700
43,500
23,650
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
-

8,950
(D)
8,550
(D)
26,050
44,900
28,650
(D)
5,700
2,200
(D)
494,900
(D)

20,400
(D)
62,300
43,650
28,500
52,150
7,000
(D)
(D)
13,950
919,550
-

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

486,400

(D)

(D)

(D)

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

-

(D)

(D)
-

(D)
-

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

-

(D)

(D)

(D)

All
Alabama ......................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas .....................
California .....................
Florida .........................
Georgia .......................
Kansas ........................
Louisiana .....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................
New Mexico .................
North Carolina .............
Oklahoma ....................
South Carolina .............
Tennessee ...................
Texas ..........................
Virginia ........................

(D)
(D)
1,250
44,800
7,600
(D)
(D)
415,950
-

15,000
(D)
8,250
(D)
23,700
43,500
23,650
(D)
(D)
(D)
1,020,250
-

8,950
(D)
8,550
(D)
(D)
26,050
44,900
28,650
(D)
5,700
2,200
(D)
494,900
(D)

20,400
(D)
62,300
43,650
28,500
52,150
7,000
(D)
(D)
13,950
919,550
-

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

486,400

1,154,450

634,500

1,166,900

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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, February 1, and
March 1) for all estimating States while data collection begins with an August 1 survey in Texas. 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
Bianca Pruneda – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum ..................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Tony Dahlman – Oats, Soybeans ..................................................................................................... (202) 690-3234
Chris Hawthorn – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet .............................................................................. (202) 720-9526
James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay ....................................................................................... (202) 690-8533
Scott Matthews – Crop Weather, Barley .......................................................................................... (202) 720-7621
Jean Porter – Rye, Wheat ................................................................................................................. (202) 720-8068
Bianca Pruneda – Peanuts, Rice ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................................... (202) 720-7369
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Cotton Ginnings (October 2016)
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