Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released November 9, 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: November 1, 2014-2017 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : 2014 Crop : 2015 Crop : 2016 Crop : 2017 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November 1, 2014 : November 1, 2015 : November 1, 2016 : November 1, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Upland : Alabama ............: 208,450 171,700 246,050 143,200 Arizona ............: (D) 49,800 (D) (D) Arkansas ...........: 393,950 279,500 513,350 432,150 California .........: 49,900 50,300 60,500 53,850 Florida ............: 40,150 26,950 27,250 (D) Georgia ............: 602,650 441,550 595,450 468,650 Kansas .............: (D) - (D) (D) Louisiana ..........: 290,600 176,900 221,650 232,500 Mississippi ........: 454,050 376,750 505,800 488,900 Missouri ...........: 193,350 202,250 315,550 250,200 : New Mexico .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 282,100 185,400 91,850 174,850 Oklahoma ...........: 13,050 35,000 64,500 44,250 South Carolina .....: 102,700 29,000 55,600 90,600 Tennessee ..........: 195,650 159,600 304,350 250,900 Texas ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ...........: 47,650 52,400 13,800 34,300 : United States ......: 4,693,550 3,622,250 4,931,050 4,874,500 : American Pima : Arizona ............: (D) 3,500 (D) (D) California .........: 110,500 76,500 80,900 85,950 New Mexico .........: - (D) (D) (D) Texas ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ......: 113,300 81,450 84,600 89,750 : All : Alabama ............: 208,450 171,700 246,050 143,200 Arizona ............: 78,150 53,300 73,850 58,500 Arkansas ...........: 393,950 279,500 513,350 432,150 California .........: 160,400 126,800 141,400 139,800 Florida ............: 40,150 26,950 27,250 (D) Georgia ............: 602,650 441,550 595,450 468,650 Kansas .............: (D) - (D) (D) Louisiana ..........: 290,600 176,900 221,650 232,500 Mississippi ........: 454,050 376,750 505,800 488,900 Missouri ...........: 193,350 202,250 315,550 250,200 : New Mexico .........: (D) 1,500 (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 282,100 185,400 91,850 174,850 Oklahoma ...........: 13,050 35,000 64,500 44,250 South Carolina .....: 102,700 29,000 55,600 90,600 Tennessee ..........: 195,650 159,600 304,350 250,900 Texas ..............: 1,741,650 1,385,100 1,839,750 2,132,700 Virginia ...........: 47,650 52,400 13,800 34,300 : United States ......: 4,806,850 3,703,700 5,015,650 4,964,250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (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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