Cotton System Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2378-2471 Released February 3, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights November 2024 contained 30 days. December 2024 contained 31 days. Extra long staple cotton consumed on the cotton system was 108,000 pounds in December 2024, up 14 percent from November 2024 but down 77 percent from December 2023. December 2024 stocks on hand on the last Saturday of the month totaled 495,000 pounds, up 184 percent from November 2024 but down 50 percent from December 2023. Total Manmade fiber consumed on the cotton system was 13.9 million pounds during December 2024, down 26 percent from November 2024 and down 4 percent from December 2023. Of the total manmade fiber consumed, 93 percent was polyester staple. Total number of spindles on the cotton system was 589,000 during December 2024. Active spindles consuming 100 percent cotton was 295,000 in December 2024, up 3 percent from November 2024 but down 28 percent from December 2023. Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Extra long staple : Consumed : Running bales ....................................number: 934 194 216 Weight .....................................1,000 pounds: 463 95 108 Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) : Running bales ....................................number: 2,011 369 989 Weight .....................................1,000 pounds: 999 174 495 : Rayon and acetate staple : Consumed .....................................1,000 pounds: 350 454 350 Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) ..1,000 pounds: 3,513 4,090 4,247 : Polyester staple : Consumed .....................................1,000 pounds: 13,626 17,832 12,988 Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) ..1,000 pounds: 27,594 27,964 21,367 : Other manmade fiber staple : Consumed .....................................1,000 pounds: 513 590 563 Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) ..1,000 pounds: 1,326 2,196 2,445 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated - United States: December 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton-system spindles in place : Ring spindles .......................................1,000: 592 379 379 Airjet spindles .....................................1,000: 20 20 20 Open-end spindles ...................................1,000: 213 190 190 : Cotton-system spindles active : Spindles consuming 100% cotton ......................1,000: 412 286 295 million hours: 182 193 155 Spindles consuming 100% manmade fiber ...............1,000: 19 22 18 million hours: 7 11 5 Spindles consuming mixtures or blends ...............1,000: 195 218 214 million hours: 69 111 83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................................................... (202) 720-8068 Greg Lemmons - Corn, Proso Millet, Rice......................................... (202) 720-9526 Becky Sommer - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum................................. 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