Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released November 10, 2026, 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, 2023-2026 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : 2023 Crop : 2024 Crop : 2025 Crop : 2026 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November 1, 2023 : November 1, 2024 : November 1, 2025 : November 1, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Upland : Alabama ............: 169,350 206,750 200,450 174,150 Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ...........: 616,100 727,950 664,150 615,400 California .........: 8,100 11,350 16,300 16,150 Florida ............: (D) (D) 25,650 2,950 Georgia ............: 255,350 261,250 377,500 224,300 Kansas .............: (D) (D) 3,300 (D) Louisiana ..........: 175,050 200,650 150,200 187,900 Mississippi ........: 480,200 614,250 457,550 405,550 Missouri ...........: 262,100 332,900 258,750 223,100 : New Mexico .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 135,100 131,300 183,000 152,050 Oklahoma ...........: 28,450 37,350 80,450 (D) South Carolina .....: 33,500 60,550 35,000 34,800 Tennessee ..........: 220,200 262,750 220,600 196,500 Texas ..............: (D) (D) 1,791,450 (D) Virginia ...........: 8,400 23,600 36,650 30,350 : United States ......: 3,588,850 4,624,850 4,524,700 3,642,750 : American Pima : Arizona ............: - - (D) - California .........: 16,800 42,750 71,750 54,850 New Mexico .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ..............: (D) (D) 1,850 (D) : United States ......: 18,000 47,250 75,250 59,100 : All : Alabama ............: 169,350 206,750 200,450 174,150 Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ...........: 616,100 727,950 664,150 615,400 California .........: 24,900 54,100 88,050 71,000 Florida ............: (D) (D) 25,650 2,950 Georgia ............: 255,350 261,250 377,500 224,300 Kansas .............: (D) (D) 3,300 (D) Louisiana ..........: 175,050 200,650 150,200 187,900 Mississippi ........: 480,200 614,250 457,550 405,550 Missouri ...........: 262,100 332,900 258,750 223,100 : New Mexico .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 135,100 131,300 183,000 152,050 Oklahoma ...........: 28,450 37,350 80,450 (D) South Carolina .....: 33,500 60,550 35,000 34,800 Tennessee ..........: 220,200 262,750 220,600 196,500 Texas ..............: 1,132,000 1,697,700 1,793,300 1,331,150 Virginia ...........: 8,400 23,600 36,650 30,350 : United States ......: 3,606,850 4,672,100 4,599,950 3,701,850 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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. 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