Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released January 12, 2016, 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, 2013-2016 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : 2012 Crop : 2013 Crop : 2014 Crop : 2015 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1, 2013 : January 1, 2014 : January 1, 2015 : January 1, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Upland : Alabama ............: 660,850 520,550 623,650 514,850 Arizona ............: 403,200 (D) 325,850 211,050 Arkansas ...........: 1,244,650 699,150 799,700 481,400 California .........: 443,700 297,900 199,950 162,050 Florida ............: 111,000 113,300 129,650 107,500 Georgia ............: 2,326,200 2,003,100 2,317,650 1,994,950 Kansas .............: 57,550 32,050 (D) 18,900 Louisiana ..........: 475,350 321,350 402,800 192,200 Mississippi ........: 907,300 666,550 955,400 613,400 Missouri ...........: 744,800 504,450 577,900 405,400 : New Mexico .........: 38,050 (D) (D) 18,300 North Carolina .....: 1,133,900 764,050 1,001,650 520,100 Oklahoma ...........: 106,800 97,650 175,650 223,400 South Carolina .....: 385,250 271,900 417,350 126,700 Tennessee ..........: 731,350 415,000 494,500 300,200 Texas ..............: 4,798,800 3,670,200 (D) 4,697,200 Virginia ...........: 166,900 125,750 180,550 131,000 : United States ......: 14,735,650 10,880,150 13,716,200 10,718,600 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 7,250 (D) 22,900 27,800 California .........: 567,350 501,050 445,800 316,900 New Mexico .........: 5,100 (D) (D) (D) Texas ..............: 11,550 11,700 (D) (D) : United States ......: 591,250 521,800 497,450 375,600 : All : Alabama ............: 660,850 520,550 623,650 514,850 Arizona ............: 410,450 348,050 348,750 238,850 Arkansas ...........: 1,244,650 699,150 799,700 481,400 California .........: 1,011,050 798,950 645,750 478,950 Florida ............: 111,000 113,300 129,650 107,500 Georgia ............: 2,326,200 2,003,100 2,317,650 1,994,950 Kansas .............: 57,550 32,050 (D) 18,900 Louisiana ..........: 475,350 321,350 402,800 192,200 Mississippi ........: 907,300 666,550 955,400 613,400 Missouri ...........: 744,800 504,450 577,900 405,400 : New Mexico .........: 43,150 38,200 (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 1,133,900 764,050 1,001,650 520,100 Oklahoma ...........: 106,800 97,650 175,650 223,400 South Carolina .....: 385,250 271,900 417,350 126,700 Tennessee ..........: 731,350 415,000 494,500 300,200 Texas ..............: 4,810,350 3,681,900 5,070,150 (D) Virginia ...........: 166,900 125,750 180,550 131,000 : United States ......: 15,326,900 11,401,950 14,213,650 11,094,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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. 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 Angie Considine - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.. (202) 720-5944 Tony Dahlman - Oats, Soybeans....................... (202) 690-3234 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet....... (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay.............. (202) 690-8533 Scott Matthews - Crop Weather, Barley............... (202) 720-7621 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat............................ (202) 720-8068 Bianca Pruneda - Peanuts, Rice...................... (202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.......... 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