Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released December 9, 2011, 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, 2008-2011 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop and State : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 Crop : 2009 Crop : 2010 Crop : 2011 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, 2008 : December 1, 2009 : December 1, 2010 : December 1, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : All cotton : Alabama ............: 364,950 192,950 417,500 494,800 Arizona ............: 185,700 220,400 247,500 275,400 Arkansas ...........: 1,212,150 715,550 1,099,950 1,142,200 California .........: 481,050 412,450 449,200 580,500 Florida ............: 91,750 48,900 102,150 100,300 Georgia ............: 1,079,050 906,100 1,605,650 1,603,300 Kansas .............: 8,350 3,400 30,800 30,600 Louisiana ..........: 279,000 315,950 438,550 513,650 Mississippi ........: 639,600 365,300 810,550 1,067,600 Missouri ...........: 677,250 413,550 705,800 672,750 : New Mexico .........: 22,100 27,800 26,300 32,900 North Carolina .....: 606,650 571,900 888,100 887,650 Oklahoma ...........: 129,300 122,500 216,300 28,800 South Carolina .....: 177,700 154,050 259,500 262,350 Tennessee ..........: 518,100 380,800 667,100 790,750 Texas ..............: 2,368,200 2,937,400 5,100,600 3,098,800 Virginia ...........: 86,700 83,850 104,050 120,150 : United States ......: 8,927,600 7,872,850 13,169,600 11,702,500 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 1/ 1,850 700 4,650 California .........: 246,950 229,650 225,800 288,700 New Mexico .........: 1/ 4,100 3,300 1/ Texas ..............: 11,600 14,150 14,250 1/ : United States ......: 259,800 249,750 244,050 312,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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