Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released December 9, 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: December 1, 2013-2016 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : 2013 Crop : 2014 Crop : 2015 Crop : 2016 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, 2013 : December 1, 2014 : December 1, 2015 : December 1, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Upland : Alabama ............: 369,050 466,700 377,050 504,900 Arizona ............: (D) 210,000 125,300 172,950 Arkansas ...........: 684,900 748,350 466,450 821,600 California .........: 227,850 144,600 121,000 135,750 Florida ............: 72,150 94,400 68,300 94,900 Georgia ............: 1,192,100 1,531,050 1,193,000 1,533,200 Kansas .............: 11,250 (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ..........: 318,300 395,250 188,700 264,850 Mississippi ........: 627,550 861,100 575,800 896,450 Missouri ...........: 409,750 503,550 391,650 546,450 : New Mexico .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 550,400 746,700 411,400 307,000 Oklahoma ...........: 55,000 95,250 127,700 187,050 South Carolina .....: 146,350 272,100 76,600 163,150 Tennessee ..........: 345,950 473,450 298,450 529,400 Texas ..............: 2,555,350 (D) 3,132,200 (D) Virginia ...........: 83,300 119,000 120,750 80,500 : United States ......: 7,879,650 9,906,200 7,695,200 9,987,300 : American Pima : Arizona ............: (D) 10,300 16,100 7,500 California .........: 369,050 317,550 232,200 277,900 New Mexico .........: (D) (D) 5,500 (D) Texas ..............: 4,600 (D) 6,150 (D) : United States ......: 380,000 339,650 259,950 301,850 : All : Alabama ............: 369,050 466,700 377,050 504,900 Arizona ............: 214,250 220,300 141,400 180,450 Arkansas ...........: 684,900 748,350 466,450 821,600 California .........: 596,900 462,150 353,200 413,650 Florida ............: 72,150 94,400 68,300 94,900 Georgia ............: 1,192,100 1,531,050 1,193,000 1,533,200 Kansas .............: 11,250 (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ..........: 318,300 395,250 188,700 264,850 Mississippi ........: 627,550 861,100 575,800 896,450 Missouri ...........: 409,750 503,550 391,650 546,450 : New Mexico .........: 22,500 (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 550,400 746,700 411,400 307,000 Oklahoma ...........: 55,000 95,250 127,700 187,050 South Carolina .....: 146,350 272,100 76,600 163,150 Tennessee ..........: 345,950 473,450 298,450 529,400 Texas ..............: 2,559,950 3,227,000 3,138,350 3,722,650 Virginia ...........: 83,300 119,000 120,750 80,500 : United States ......: 8,259,650 10,245,850 7,955,150 10,289,150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 Bianca Pruneda - 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 Sammy Neal- Peanuts, Rice.......................... (202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds......... 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