Cotton Ginnings - First of Month Release

Cotton Ginnings
ISSN: 1948-9021

Released December 10, 2019, 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, 2016-2019
[Excluding linters]
Running bales ginned
Crop and State

2016 Crop

2017 Crop

2018 Crop

2019 Crop

December 1, 2016

December 1, 2017

December 1, 2018

December 1, 2019

(number)

(number)

(number)

(number)

Upland
Alabama ......................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas .....................
California .....................
Florida .........................
Georgia .......................
Kansas ........................
Louisiana .....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................

504,900
172,950
821,600
135,750
94,900
1,533,200
(D)
264,850
896,450
546,200

433,750
158,250
891,300
127,050
64,300
1,336,450
(D)
368,700
999,250
546,950

487,200
107,450
996,950
86,950
41,800
1,056,600
17,550
357,100
1,050,600
624,700

679,750
(D)
1,060,900
90,150
97,400
1,758,300
43,850
460,700
1,136,700
551,650

New Mexico .................
North Carolina .............
Oklahoma ....................
South Carolina .............
Tennessee ...................
Texas ..........................
Virginia ........................

(D)
307,000
187,050
163,150
529,400
(D)
80,500

(D)
521,800
173,700
236,250
591,850
(D)
107,350

12,900
530,050
135,900
208,800
668,750
3,431,750
126,200

(D)
780,650
205,950
283,200
716,300
4,502,250
148,450

United States ...............

9,997,250

10,984,900

9,941,250

12,652,050

American Pima
Arizona ........................
California .....................
New Mexico .................
Texas ..........................

7,500
272,600
(D)
(D)

10,550
277,200
(D)
(D)

11,450
298,900
5,000
8,350

(D)
259,850
(D)
9,850

United States ...............

298,750

301,900

323,700

277,600

All
Alabama ......................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas .....................
California .....................
Florida .........................
Georgia .......................
Kansas ........................
Louisiana .....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................

504,900
180,450
821,600
408,350
94,900
1,533,200
(D)
264,850
896,450
546,200

433,750
168,800
891,300
404,250
64,300
1,336,450
(D)
368,700
999,250
546,950

487,200
118,900
996,950
385,850
41,800
1,056,600
17,550
357,100
1,050,600
624,700

679,750
(D)
1,060,900
350,000
97,400
1,758,300
43,850
460,700
1,136,700
551,650

New Mexico .................
North Carolina .............
Oklahoma ....................
South Carolina .............
Tennessee ...................
Texas ..........................
Virginia ........................

(D)
307,000
187,050
163,150
529,400
3,735,050
80,500

(D)
521,800
173,700
236,250
591,850
4,394,450
107,350

17,900
530,050
135,900
208,800
668,750
3,440,100
126,200

(D)
780,650
205,950
283,200
716,300
4,512,100
148,450

United States ...............

10,296,000

11,286,800

10,264,950

12,929,650

(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 [email protected]
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Travis Thorson, Head, Field Crops Section .......................................................................................... (202) 720-7369
David Colwell – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports ................................................................ (202) 720-8800
Chris Hawthorn– Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ............................................................................... (202) 720-9526
James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay ....................................................................................... (202) 690-8533
Jeff Lemmons – Oats, Soybeans ...................................................................................................... (202) 690-3234
Irwin Anolik – Crop Weather, Barley .............................................................................................. (202) 720-7621
Sammy Neal – Peanuts, Rice ........................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688
Jean Porter – Rye, Wheat ................................................................................................................. (202) 720-8068
Chris Singh – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum ........................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................................... (202) 720-7369
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Cotton Ginnings (December 2019)
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