Cotton Ginnings
ISSN: 1948-9021
Released December 9, 2015, 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: December 1, 2012-2015
[Excluding linters]
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: Running bales ginned
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Crop and State : 2012 Crop : 2013 Crop : 2014 Crop : 2015 Crop
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: December 1, 2012 : December 1, 2013 : December 1, 2014 : December 1, 2015
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: number
:
Upland :
Alabama ............: 466,600 369,050 466,700 377,050
Arizona ............: 257,150 (D) 210,000 125,800
Arkansas ...........: 1,226,700 684,900 748,350 466,500
California .........: 316,450 227,850 144,600 121,000
Florida ............: 76,100 72,150 94,400 68,300
Georgia ............: 1,501,750 1,192,100 1,531,050 1,193,000
Kansas .............: 36,750 11,250 (D) (D)
Louisiana ..........: 474,850 318,300 395,250 188,650
Mississippi ........: 872,200 627,550 861,100 575,850
Missouri ...........: 714,200 409,750 503,550 396,900
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New Mexico .........: 26,650 (D) (D) (D)
North Carolina .....: 789,550 550,400 746,700 411,400
Oklahoma ...........: 80,100 55,000 95,250 127,700
South Carolina .....: 225,700 146,350 272,100 76,600
Tennessee ..........: 718,750 345,950 473,450 298,450
Texas ..............: 3,992,250 2,555,350 (D) (D)
Virginia ...........: 107,650 83,300 119,000 120,750
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United States ......: 11,883,400 7,879,650 9,906,200 7,701,000
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American Pima :
Arizona ............: 3,850 (D) 10,300 16,600
California .........: 363,900 369,050 317,550 232,200
New Mexico .........: 2,850 (D) (D) (D)
Texas ..............: 8,500 4,600 (D) (D)
:
United States ......: 379,100 380,000 339,650 260,450
:
All :
Alabama ............: 466,600 369,050 466,700 377,050
Arizona ............: 261,000 214,250 220,300 142,400
Arkansas ...........: 1,226,700 684,900 748,350 466,500
California .........: 680,350 596,900 462,150 353,200
Florida ............: 76,100 72,150 94,400 68,300
Georgia ............: 1,501,750 1,192,100 1,531,050 1,193,000
Kansas .............: 36,750 11,250 (D) (D)
Louisiana ..........: 474,850 318,300 395,250 188,650
Mississippi ........: 872,200 627,550 861,100 575,850
Missouri ...........: 714,200 409,750 503,550 396,900
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New Mexico .........: 29,500 22,500 (D) (D)
North Carolina .....: 789,550 550,400 746,700 411,400
Oklahoma ...........: 80,100 55,000 95,250 127,700
South Carolina .....: 225,700 146,350 272,100 76,600
Tennessee ..........: 718,750 345,950 473,450 298,450
Texas ..............: 4,000,750 2,559,950 3,227,000 3,138,350
Virginia ...........: 107,650 83,300 119,000 120,750
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United States ......: 12,262,500 8,259,650 10,245,850 7,961,450
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(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
Angie Considine - 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) 720-7688
Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.......... (202) 720-7369
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