Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released August 10, 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: August 1, 2015-2018 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : 2015 Crop : 2016 Crop : 2017 Crop : 2018 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 1, 2015 : August 1, 2016 : August 1, 2017 : August 1, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Upland : Alabama ............: - - - - Arizona ............: - - - - Arkansas ...........: - - - - California .........: - - - - Florida ............: - - - - Georgia ............: - - - - Kansas .............: - - - - Louisiana ..........: - - - - Mississippi ........: - - - - Missouri ...........: - - - - : New Mexico .........: - - - - North Carolina .....: - - - - Oklahoma ...........: - - - - South Carolina .....: - - - - Tennessee ..........: - - - - Texas ..............: - 34,900 107,150 19,600 Virginia ...........: - - - - : United States ......: - 34,900 107,150 19,600 : American Pima : Arizona ............: - - - - California .........: - - - - New Mexico .........: - - - - Texas ..............: - - - - : United States ......: - - - - : All : Alabama ............: - - - - Arizona ............: - - - - Arkansas ...........: - - - - California .........: - - - - Florida ............: - - - - Georgia ............: - - - - Kansas .............: - - - - Louisiana ..........: - - - - Mississippi ........: - - - - Missouri ...........: - - - - : New Mexico .........: - - - - North Carolina .....: - - - - Oklahoma ...........: - - - - South Carolina .....: - - - - Tennessee ..........: - - - - Texas ..............: - 34,900 107,150 19,600 Virginia ...........: - - - - : United States ......: - 34,900 107,150 19,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 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 Natasha Bruton - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 401-0034 David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports... (202) 720-3338 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet........ (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay............... (202) 690-8533 Jeff Lemmons - Oats, Soybeans........................ (202) 690-3234 Jannety Mosley - Crop Weather, Barley................ (202) 720-7621 Sammy Neal - Peanuts, Rice........................... (202) 720-7688 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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