Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released December 10, 2019, 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, 2016-2019 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : 2016 Crop : 2017 Crop : 2018 Crop : 2019 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, 2016 : December 1, 2017 : December 1, 2018 : December 1, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Upland : Alabama ............: 504,900 433,750 487,200 679,750 Arizona ............: 172,950 158,250 107,450 (D) Arkansas ...........: 821,600 891,300 996,950 1,060,900 California .........: 135,750 127,050 86,950 90,150 Florida ............: 94,900 64,300 41,800 97,400 Georgia ............: 1,533,200 1,336,450 1,056,600 1,758,300 Kansas .............: (D) (D) 17,550 43,850 Louisiana ..........: 264,850 368,700 357,100 460,700 Mississippi ........: 896,450 999,250 1,050,600 1,136,700 Missouri ...........: 546,200 546,950 624,700 551,650 : New Mexico .........: (D) (D) 12,900 (D) North Carolina .....: 307,000 521,800 530,050 780,650 Oklahoma ...........: 187,050 173,700 135,900 205,950 South Carolina .....: 163,150 236,250 208,800 283,200 Tennessee ..........: 529,400 591,850 668,750 716,300 Texas ..............: (D) (D) 3,431,750 4,502,250 Virginia ...........: 80,500 107,350 126,200 148,450 : United States ......: 9,997,250 10,984,900 9,941,250 12,652,050 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 7,500 10,550 11,450 (D) California .........: 272,600 277,200 298,900 259,850 New Mexico .........: (D) (D) 5,000 (D) Texas ..............: (D) (D) 8,350 9,850 : United States ......: 298,750 301,900 323,700 277,600 : All : Alabama ............: 504,900 433,750 487,200 679,750 Arizona ............: 180,450 168,800 118,900 (D) Arkansas ...........: 821,600 891,300 996,950 1,060,900 California .........: 408,350 404,250 385,850 350,000 Florida ............: 94,900 64,300 41,800 97,400 Georgia ............: 1,533,200 1,336,450 1,056,600 1,758,300 Kansas .............: (D) (D) 17,550 43,850 Louisiana ..........: 264,850 368,700 357,100 460,700 Mississippi ........: 896,450 999,250 1,050,600 1,136,700 Missouri ...........: 546,200 546,950 624,700 551,650 : New Mexico .........: (D) (D) 17,900 (D) North Carolina .....: 307,000 521,800 530,050 780,650 Oklahoma ...........: 187,050 173,700 135,900 205,950 South Carolina .....: 163,150 236,250 208,800 283,200 Tennessee ..........: 529,400 591,850 668,750 716,300 Texas ..............: 3,735,050 4,394,450 3,440,100 4,512,100 Virginia ...........: 80,500 107,350 126,200 148,450 : United States ......: 10,296,000 11,286,800 10,264,950 12,929,650 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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@usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch.............................. (202) 720-2127 Travis Thorson, Head, Field Crops Section..................... (202) 720-7369 David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 720-8800 Chris Hawthorn- Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet............. (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay................... (202) 690-8533 Jeff Lemmons - Oats, Soybeans............................ (202) 690-3234 Irwin Anolik - Crop Weather, Barley...................... (202) 720-7621 Sammy Neal - Peanuts, Rice............................... (202) 720-7688 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat................................. (202) 720-8068 Chris Singh - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum................ (202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds............... 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