Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released December 12, 2017, 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, 2014-2017 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : 2014 Crop : 2015 Crop : 2016 Crop : 2017 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, 2014 : December 1, 2015 : December 1, 2016 : December 1, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Upland : Alabama ............: 466,700 377,050 504,900 433,750 Arizona ............: 210,000 125,300 172,950 158,250 Arkansas ...........: 748,350 466,450 821,600 919,300 California .........: 144,600 121,000 135,750 127,050 Florida ............: 94,400 68,300 94,900 64,300 Georgia ............: 1,531,050 1,193,000 1,533,200 1,336,450 Kansas .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ..........: 395,250 188,700 264,850 368,800 Mississippi ........: 861,100 575,800 896,450 1,010,100 Missouri ...........: 503,550 391,650 546,200 546,950 : New Mexico .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 746,700 411,400 307,000 521,800 Oklahoma ...........: 95,250 127,700 187,050 173,700 South Carolina .....: 272,100 76,600 163,150 236,250 Tennessee ..........: 473,450 298,450 529,400 591,850 Texas ..............: (D) 3,132,200 (D) (D) Virginia ...........: 119,000 120,750 80,500 107,350 : United States ......: 9,906,200 7,695,200 9,997,250 11,031,100 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 10,300 16,100 7,500 10,550 California .........: 317,550 232,200 272,600 279,450 New Mexico .........: (D) 5,500 (D) (D) Texas ..............: (D) 6,150 (D) (D) : United States ......: 339,650 259,950 298,750 304,150 : All : Alabama ............: 466,700 377,050 504,900 433,750 Arizona ............: 220,300 141,400 180,450 168,800 Arkansas ...........: 748,350 466,450 821,600 919,300 California .........: 462,150 353,200 408,350 406,500 Florida ............: 94,400 68,300 94,900 64,300 Georgia ............: 1,531,050 1,193,000 1,533,200 1,336,450 Kansas .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ..........: 395,250 188,700 264,850 368,800 Mississippi ........: 861,100 575,800 896,450 1,010,100 Missouri ...........: 503,550 391,650 546,200 546,950 : New Mexico .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 746,700 411,400 307,000 521,800 Oklahoma ...........: 95,250 127,700 187,050 173,700 South Carolina .....: 272,100 76,600 163,150 236,250 Tennessee ..........: 473,450 298,450 529,400 591,850 Texas ..............: 3,227,000 3,138,350 3,735,050 4,394,450 Virginia ...........: 119,000 120,750 80,500 107,350 : United States ......: 10,245,850 7,955,150 10,296,000 11,335,250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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