Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released December 10, 2013, 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, 2010-2013 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop and State : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 Crop : 2011 Crop : 2012 Crop : 2013 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, 2010 : December 1, 2011 : December 1, 2012 : December 1, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : All cotton : Alabama ............: 417,500 461,500 466,600 369,050 Arizona ............: 247,500 275,400 261,000 214,250 Arkansas ...........: 1,099,950 1,142,200 1,226,700 712,350 California .........: 449,200 580,500 680,350 596,900 Florida ............: 102,150 100,300 76,100 72,150 Georgia ............: 1,605,650 1,603,300 1,501,750 1,192,100 Kansas .............: 30,800 30,600 36,750 1/ Louisiana ..........: 438,550 513,600 474,850 323,400 Mississippi ........: 810,550 1,069,350 872,200 635,300 Missouri ...........: 705,800 670,300 714,200 409,750 : New Mexico .........: 26,300 32,900 29,500 1/ North Carolina .....: 888,100 887,650 789,550 550,400 Oklahoma ...........: 216,300 28,800 80,100 55,000 South Carolina .....: 259,500 262,350 225,700 146,350 Tennessee ..........: 667,100 790,750 718,750 345,950 Texas ..............: 5,100,600 3,098,450 4,000,750 2,564,850 Virginia ...........: 104,050 120,150 107,650 83,300 : United States ......: 13,169,600 11,668,100 12,262,500 8,304,850 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 700 4,650 3,850 1/ California .........: 225,800 288,700 363,900 369,050 New Mexico .........: 3,300 1/ 2,850 1/ Texas ..............: 14,250 1/ 8,500 1/ : United States ......: 244,050 312,100 379,100 380,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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 Cody Brokmeyer - Peanuts, Rice........................ (202) 720-7688 Brent Chittenden - Oats, Rye, Wheat................... (202) 720-8068 Angie Considine - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.... (202) 720-5944 Tony Dahlman - Crop Weather, Barley, Hay.............. (202) 720-7621 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet......... (202) 720-9526 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.. 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