Cotton System Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2378-2471 Released December 1, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights September 2020 contained 30 days. October 2020 contained 31 days. Extra long staple cotton consumed on the cotton system was 665,000 pounds in October 2020, up 28 percent from September 2020 but down 1 percent from October 2019. October 2020 stocks on hand on the last Saturday of the month totaled 852,000 pounds, up 26 percent from September 2020 but down 40 percent from October 2019. Total Manmade fiber consumed on the cotton system was 30.4 million pounds during October 2020, up 3 percent from September 2020 but down 7 percent from October 2019. Of the total manmade fiber consumed, 96 percent was polyester staple. Total number of spindles on the cotton system was 1.16 million during October 2020. Active spindles consuming 100 percent cotton was 595,000 in October 2020, up 1 percent from September 2020 but down 6 percent from October 2019. Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2019 :September 2020 : October 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Extra long staple : Consumed : Running bales ....................................number: 1,364 1,049 1,349 Weight .....................................1,000 pounds: 674 518 665 Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) : Running bales ....................................number: 2,851 1,349 1,714 Weight .....................................1,000 pounds: 1,423 674 852 : Rayon and acetate staple : Consumed .....................................1,000 pounds: 938 705 626 Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) ..1,000 pounds: 1,968 1,055 806 : Polyester staple : Consumed .....................................1,000 pounds: 29,420 27,924 29,112 Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) ..1,000 pounds: 36,423 22,887 22,078 : Other manmade fiber staple : Consumed .....................................1,000 pounds: 2,256 852 676 Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) ..1,000 pounds: 2,009 1,946 1,629 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated - United States: October 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2019 :September 2020 : October 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton-system spindles in place : Ring spindles .......................................1,000: 917 848 848 Airjet spindles .....................................1,000: 26 26 26 Open-end spindles ...................................1,000: 305 279 283 : Cotton-system spindles active : Spindles consuming 100% cotton ......................1,000: 635 589 595 million hours: 475 415 432 Spindles consuming 100% manmade fiber ...............1,000: 37 27 28 million hours: 21 12 13 Spindles consuming mixtures or blends ...............1,000: 533 395 389 million hours: 375 241 249 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Cotton System Consumption and Stocks is part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program. CAIR reports are administered under NASS's Census of Agriculture program. Response to CAIR surveys are required by law (Title 7, U.S. Code). Data are collected from all known mills that consume cotton. The census universe was determined during operation profile interviews which were completed for each potential facility to identify the presence of cotton consumption and spindle activity in 2014. In the Cotton and Manmade Fiber Staple survey questionnaires, mills are asked for previous calendar month data on cotton and manmade fiber consumed, stocks and spindle activity. Mills are mailed questionnaires with the options of completing the survey by mail or by Electronic Data Reporting (EDR). For surveys not received in a reasonable amount of time, telephone follow-up is conducted. Estimating Procedures: Imputation is done for operations with non-response by using historical data and current data relationships. Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for non-reporting firms to obtain National totals. Revision Policy: Data are revised the following month based on late reports or corrected data. Final figures are published in the annual summary of the following year. Reliability: Approximately 50 reports are received each month which represent about 95 percent of total spindles. Monthly data can vary due to different firms reporting month to month. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing 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@usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch.............................. (202) 720-2127 Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section..................... (202) 720-2127 Irwin Anolik - Crop Weather.............................. (202) 720-7621 Joshua Bates - Oats, Soybeans............................ (202) 690-3234 David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 720-8800 Becky Sommer - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum......... (202) 720-5944 James Johanson - Barley, County Estimates, Hay........... (202) 690-8533 Greg Lemmons - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.............. (202) 720-9526 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat................................. (202) 720-8068 John Stephens - Peanuts, Rice............................ (202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds............... 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