Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released November 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: November 1, 2008-2011 [Excluding linters. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop and State : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 Crop : 2009 Crop : 2010 Crop : 2011 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November 1, 2008 : November 1, 2009 : November 1, 2010 : November 1, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : All cotton : Alabama ............: 203,150 28,100 284,500 221,200 Arizona ............: 69,750 97,500 94,850 109,100 Arkansas ...........: 852,800 140,750 987,050 719,750 California .........: 141,900 143,550 88,050 161,950 Florida ............: 39,250 6,400 55,250 39,200 Georgia ............: 428,800 209,450 806,650 684,750 Kansas 2/ ..........: (NA) (NA) (NA) Louisiana ..........: 265,450 122,300 406,100 485,150 Mississippi ........: 393,050 76,600 754,400 678,500 Missouri ...........: 407,700 62,750 560,000 361,600 : New Mexico .........: 3,000 8,200 5,200 8,200 North Carolina .....: 231,850 220,350 499,650 445,000 Oklahoma ...........: 44,050 23,950 90,900 5,550 South Carolina .....: 72,200 58,750 128,900 112,250 Tennessee ..........: 359,600 64,250 592,750 471,100 Texas ..............: 807,050 897,300 2,532,150 1,931,050 Virginia ...........: 38,850 29,250 60,100 57,850 : United States ......: 4,358,450 2,189,450 7,946,500 6,492,200 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 1/ 950 - 1/ California .........: 74,300 74,500 33,050 68,900 New Mexico .........: 1/ 650 1,000 1/ Texas ..............: 1/ 5,650 1,350 1/ : United States ......: 74,700 81,750 35,400 71,350 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. 1/ Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual gins. 2/ First running bales ginned estimate will be published in the "Cotton Ginnings" publication released December 2011. 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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