Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released January 12, 2018, 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: January 1, 2015-2018 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : 2014 Crop : 2015 Crop : 2016 Crop : 2017 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1, 2015 : January 1, 2016 : January 1, 2017 : January 1, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Upland : Alabama ............: 623,650 514,850 653,500 650,100 Arizona ............: 325,850 210,550 275,300 268,850 Arkansas ...........: 799,700 481,300 858,950 1,102,500 California .........: 199,950 162,050 214,900 188,150 Florida ............: 129,650 107,500 140,900 108,400 Georgia ............: 2,317,650 1,994,950 2,068,700 1,990,200 Kansas .............: (D) 18,900 45,100 (D) Louisiana ..........: 402,800 192,200 266,100 407,850 Mississippi ........: 955,400 613,350 982,450 1,230,250 Missouri ...........: 577,900 405,400 565,800 679,400 : New Mexico .........: (D) 18,300 26,300 (D) North Carolina .....: 1,001,650 520,100 351,850 722,300 Oklahoma ...........: 175,650 223,400 314,050 329,800 South Carolina .....: 417,350 126,700 206,450 369,900 Tennessee ..........: 494,500 300,200 565,500 718,500 Texas ..............: (D) 4,697,200 5,799,550 (D) Virginia ...........: 180,550 131,000 91,450 165,050 : United States ......: 13,716,200 10,717,950 13,426,850 15,653,150 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 22,900 25,800 14,050 20,500 California .........: 445,800 316,900 385,100 450,400 New Mexico .........: (D) 13,850 11,550 (D) Texas ..............: (D) 17,050 20,500 (D) : United States ......: 497,450 373,600 431,200 500,000 : All : Alabama ............: 623,650 514,850 653,500 650,100 Arizona ............: 348,750 236,350 289,350 289,350 Arkansas ...........: 799,700 481,300 858,950 1,102,500 California .........: 645,750 478,950 600,000 638,550 Florida ............: 129,650 107,500 140,900 108,400 Georgia ............: 2,317,650 1,994,950 2,068,700 1,990,200 Kansas .............: (D) 18,900 45,100 (D) Louisiana ..........: 402,800 192,200 266,100 407,850 Mississippi ........: 955,400 613,350 982,450 1,230,250 Missouri ...........: 577,900 405,400 565,800 679,400 : New Mexico .........: (D) 32,150 37,850 (D) North Carolina .....: 1,001,650 520,100 351,850 722,300 Oklahoma ...........: 175,650 223,400 314,050 329,800 South Carolina .....: 417,350 126,700 206,450 369,900 Tennessee ..........: 494,500 300,200 565,500 718,500 Texas ..............: 5,070,150 4,714,250 5,820,050 6,647,750 Virginia ...........: 180,550 131,000 91,450 165,050 : United States ......: 14,213,650 11,091,550 13,858,050 16,153,150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.. (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay......... (202) 690-8533 Jeff Lemmons - Oats, Soybeans.................. (202) 690-3234 Sammy Neal - Peanuts, Rice..................... (202) 720-7688 Joshua O'Rear - Crop Weather, Barley........... (202) 720-7621 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat....................... (202) 720-8068 Bianca Pruneda - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum... (202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds..... 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