Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released January 12, 2012, 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: January 1, 2009-2012 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop and State : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 Crop : 2009 Crop : 2010 Crop : 2011 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1, 2009 : January 1, 2010 : January 1, 2011 : January 1, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : All cotton : Alabama ............: 439,800 283,300 459,200 635,950 Arizona ............: 308,600 343,350 391,800 442,450 Arkansas ...........: 1,235,950 793,050 1,100,200 1,197,500 California .........: 696,500 542,750 700,950 973,100 Florida ............: 104,650 82,150 118,450 128,850 Georgia ............: 1,502,000 1,496,300 2,103,100 2,244,450 Kansas .............: 24,200 21,700 62,650 54,400 Louisiana ..........: 279,600 336,650 438,950 513,650 Mississippi ........: 656,100 395,400 814,200 1,136,200 Missouri ...........: 698,600 521,850 712,650 761,000 : New Mexico .........: 40,600 34,850 46,100 54,500 North Carolina .....: 731,250 728,450 935,700 1,017,450 Oklahoma ...........: 222,450 231,300 332,850 47,900 South Carolina .....: 227,950 189,900 338,300 389,800 Tennessee ..........: 520,950 485,150 667,500 810,000 Texas ..............: 3,779,100 4,214,850 7,110,900 3,407,350 Virginia ...........: 103,950 111,000 108,000 137,400 : United States ......: 11,572,250 10,812,000 16,441,500 13,951,950 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 1/ 3,800 3,600 10,300 California .........: 360,600 310,450 364,000 515,500 New Mexico .........: 1/ 5,100 5,200 1/ Texas ..............: 20,350 27,100 24,250 1/ : United States ......: 383,700 346,450 397,050 557,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual gins. 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 and February 1) for all estimating States while data collection begins with an August 1 survey in Texas and December 1 in Kansas. 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 Jacqueline Moore, Head, Field Crops Section................ (202) 720-2127 Suzanne Avilla - Peanuts, Rice........................ (202) 720-7688 Bryan Durham - Oats, Rye, Wheat....................... (202) 720-8068 Steve Maliszewski - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.. (202) 720-5944 Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet...... (202) 720-9526 Julie Schmidt - Crop Weather, Barley, Hay............. (202) 720-7621 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.. 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