Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released November 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: November 1, 2013-2016 [Excluding linters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : 2013 Crop : 2014 Crop : 2015 Crop : 2016 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November 1, 2013 : November 1, 2014 : November 1, 2015 : November 1, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Upland : Alabama ............: 114,550 208,450 171,700 246,050 Arizona ............: (D) (D) 49,800 (D) Arkansas ...........: 325,000 393,950 279,500 513,350 California .........: 104,500 49,900 50,300 55,050 Florida ............: 17,800 40,150 26,950 27,250 Georgia ............: 325,700 602,650 441,550 595,450 Kansas .............: (D) (D) - (D) Louisiana ..........: 264,650 290,600 176,900 221,650 Mississippi ........: 314,500 454,050 376,750 505,800 Missouri ...........: 105,750 193,350 202,250 315,550 New Mexico .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .....: 135,650 282,100 185,400 91,850 Oklahoma ...........: 15,050 13,050 35,000 64,500 South Carolina .....: 26,850 102,700 29,000 55,600 Tennessee ..........: 69,700 195,650 159,600 303,550 Texas ..............: 1,000,000 (D) (D) (D) Virginia ...........: 9,600 47,650 52,400 13,800 : United States ......: 2,906,750 4,693,550 3,622,250 4,923,600 : American Pima : Arizona ............: (D) (D) 3,500 (D) California .........: 130,550 110,500 76,500 81,500 New Mexico .........: (D) - (D) (D) Texas ..............: - (D) (D) (D) : United States ......: 130,850 113,300 81,450 85,200 : All : Alabama ............: 114,550 208,450 171,700 246,050 Arizona ............: 75,300 78,150 53,300 73,850 Arkansas ...........: 325,000 393,950 279,500 513,350 California .........: 235,050 160,400 126,800 136,550 Florida ............: 17,800 40,150 26,950 27,250 Georgia ............: 325,700 602,650 441,550 595,450 Kansas .............: (D) (D) - (D) Louisiana ..........: 264,650 290,600 176,900 221,650 Mississippi ........: 314,500 454,050 376,750 505,800 Missouri ...........: 105,750 193,350 202,250 315,550 New Mexico .........: (D) (D) 1,500 (D) North Carolina .....: 135,650 282,100 185,400 91,850 Oklahoma ...........: 15,050 13,050 35,000 64,500 South Carolina .....: 26,850 102,700 29,000 55,600 Tennessee ..........: 69,700 195,650 159,600 303,550 Texas ..............: 1,000,000 1,741,650 1,385,100 1,838,550 Virginia ...........: 9,600 47,650 52,400 13,800 : United States ......: 3,037,600 4,806,850 3,703,700 5,008,800 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (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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