United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2470-9875 Cotton System Consumption and Stocks 2024 Summary March 2025 2024 Cotton System Consumption and Stocks As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2024 Annual Summary of the Cotton System Consumption and Stocks contains data and annual totals for January through December 2024. Extra long staple cotton consumed on the cotton system was 4.64 million pounds in 2024, down 46 percent from 2023. Consumption and Stocks - United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra long staple : Consumed : Running bales ...................number: 1,168 1,018 724 643 728 870 1,402 Weight ....................1,000 pounds: 584 509 362 322 364 435 701 Stocks on hand 1/ : Running bales ...................number: 1,440 1,070 1,308 1,222 1,276 1,062 968 Weight ....................1,000 pounds: 720 535 654 611 638 531 484 : Rayon and acetate staple : Consumed ....................1,000 pounds: 502 309 349 388 516 507 565 Stocks on hand 1/ ...........1,000 pounds: 3,535 3,516 (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,506 : Polyester staple : Consumed ....................1,000 pounds: 15,000 12,370 13,364 14,568 13,026 17,243 11,679 Stocks on hand 1/ ...........1,000 pounds: 27,512 28,405 26,845 25,198 24,693 25,770 27,222 : Other manmade fiber staple : Consumed ....................1,000 pounds: 547 606 616 729 786 837 772 Stocks on hand 1/ ...........1,000 pounds: 1,314 1,249 1,205 1,192 1,228 1,509 1,545 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated - United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton-system spindles in place : Ring spindles ......................1,000: 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 Airjet spindles ....................1,000: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Open-end spindles ..................1,000: 213 213 213 213 213 213 213 : Cotton-system spindles active : Spindles consuming : 100% cotton ......................1,000: 409 415 413 408 407 426 424 million hours: 291 282 287 307 267 265 288 Spindles consuming : 100% manmade fiber ...............1,000: 19 22 22 27 25 20 19 million hours: 10 9 9 13 16 9 8 Spindles consuming : mixtures or blends ...............1,000: 263 254 255 253 255 240 245 million hours: 149 140 142 158 136 126 136 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Consumption and Stocks - United States: 2024 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August : September : October : November : December : Total : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra long staple : Consumed : Running bales .........................number: 1,276 852 178 194 216 9,269 Weight ..........................1,000 pounds: 638 426 89 97 108 4,635 Stocks on hand 1/ : Running bales .........................number: 970 616 552 360 990 (X) Weight ..........................1,000 pounds: 485 308 276 180 495 (X) : Rayon and acetate staple : Consumed ..........................1,000 pounds: 741 404 577 454 350 5,662 Stocks on hand 1/ .................1,000 pounds: 3,603 3,938 3,999 4,090 4,247 (X) : Polyester staple : Consumed ..........................1,000 pounds: 19,560 20,731 19,508 17,832 12,988 187,869 Stocks on hand 1/ .................1,000 pounds: 24,365 26,023 27,379 27,964 21,367 (X) : Other manmade fiber staple : Consumed ..........................1,000 pounds: 739 580 1,203 590 563 8,568 Stocks on hand 1/ .................1,000 pounds: 1,494 1,852 1,854 2,196 2,445 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Last Saturday of the month. Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated - United States: 2024 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August : September : October : November : December : Total : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton-system spindles in place : Ring spindles ............................1,000: 520 520 520 379 379 (X) Airjet spindles ..........................1,000: 20 20 20 20 20 (X) Open-end spindles ........................1,000: 213 213 190 190 190 (X) : Cotton-system spindles active : Spindles consuming : 100% cotton ............................1,000: 425 427 278 286 295 (X) million hours: 265 292 201 193 155 (X) Spindles consuming : 100% manmade fiber .....................1,000: 15 13 14 22 18 (X) million hours: 6 4 5 11 5 (X) Spindles consuming : mixtures or blends .....................1,000: 243 237 223 218 214 (X) million hours: 134 124 126 111 83 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Cotton System Consumption and Stocks is part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program. CAIR reports are administered under NASS's Census of Agriculture program. Response to CAIR surveys are required by law (Title 7, U.S. Code). Data are collected from all known mills that consume cotton. The census universe was determined during operation profile interviews which were completed for each potential facility to identify the presence of cotton consumption and spindle activity in 2014. In the Cotton and Manmade Fiber Staple survey questionnaires, mills are asked for previous calendar month data on cotton and manmade fiber consumed, stocks and spindle activity. Mills are mailed questionnaires with the options of completing the survey by mail or by Electronic Data Reporting (EDR). For surveys not received in a reasonable amount of time, telephone follow-up is conducted. Estimating Procedures: Imputation is done for operations with non-response by using historical data and current data relationships. Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for non-reporting firms to obtain National totals. Revision Policy: Data are revised the following month based on late reports or corrected data. Final figures are published in the annual summary of the following year. Reliability: Approximately 50 reports are received each month which represent about 95 percent of total spindles. Monthly data can vary due to different firms reporting month to month. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing 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. Patrick Boyle, Chief, Crops Branch................................................... (202) 720-2127 Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section............................................ (202) 720-2127 Irwin Anolik - Crop Progress and Condition, Flaxseed, Mustardseed............... (202) 720-7621 Joshua Bates - Hemp, Oats, Soybeans............................................. (202) 690-3234 Natasha Bruton - Barley, Cotton System Consumption and Stocks, Grain Crushings.. (202) 690-1042 David Colwell - Fats and Oils, Flour Milling Products........................... (202) 720-8800 Michelle Harder - Hay, Peanuts.................................................. (202) 690-8533 James Johanson - Rye, Wheat..................................................... 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