Cotton System Consumption and Stocks Annual Summary

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Cotton System
Consumption and
Stocks
2019 Summary

ISSN: 2470-9875

March 2020

2019 Cotton System Consumption and Stocks
As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2019 Annual Summary of the Cotton System
Consumption and Stocks contains data and annual totals for January through December 2019.
Extra long staple cotton consumed on the cotton system was 9.58 million pounds in 2019, down 20 percent from 2018.
Total Manmade fiber consumed on the cotton system was 414 million pounds in 2019, down 3 percent from 2018.

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Consumption and Stocks – United States: 2019
Item
Extra long staple
Consumed
Running bales ...................................number
Weight ..................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1
Running bales ...................................number
Weight ..................................... 1,000 pounds

January
2019

February
2019

March
2019

April
2019

May
2019

June
2019

July
2019

1,889
939

1,852
918

1,994
994

1,952
970

1,657
826

1,702
848

1,360
677

3,434
1,716

3,403
1,702

3,113
1,562

3,039
1,526

2,758
1,384

2,834
1,422

3,424
1,713

Rayon and acetate staple
Consumed .................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ......................... 1,000 pounds

1,048
1,941

694
2,130

840
2,306

619
2,343

999
2,574

879
2,085

874
1,044

Polyester staple
Consumed .................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ......................... 1,000 pounds

36,130
25,349

31,034
26,448

35,204
27,452

34,018
29,939

32,451
33,671

34,402
34,154

30,271
35,503

Other manmade fiber staple
Consumed .................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ......................... 1,000 pounds

2,020
3,288

1,739
3,141

1,640
2,910

1,749
2,546

1,591
2,745

1,532
2,392

1,699
2,666
--continued

Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated – United States: 2019
Item
Cotton-system spindles in place
Ring spindles ........................................... 1,000
Airjet spindles ........................................... 1,000
Open-end spindles ................................... 1,000
Cotton-system spindles active
Spindles consuming
100% cotton ......................................... 1,000
million hours
Spindles consuming
100% manmade fiber ........................... 1,000
million hours
Spindles consuming
mixtures or blends ................................ 1,000
million hours

January
2019

February
2019

March
2019

April
2019

May
2019

June
2019

July
2019

952
35
310

952
35
311

952
35
311

952
35
312

948
26
308

944
26
307

944
26
305

662
499

653
429

638
450

663
493

672
472

669
465

660
497

39
22

42
20

42
25

39
20

46
28

46
26

58
31

522
382

532
328

538
357

526
359

509
320

511
335

506
353
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Consumption and Stocks – United States: 2019 (continued)
Item
Extra long staple
Consumed
Running bales .............................................. number
Weight ................................................ 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1
Running bales .............................................. number
Weight ................................................ 1,000 pounds

August
2019

September
2019

October
2019

November
2019

December
2019

Total
2019

1,411
698

1,263
625

1,364
674

1,541
762

1,311
645

19,296
9,576

3,141
1,569

2,687
1,343

2,851
1,423

1,560
777

2,002
997

(X)
(X)

Rayon and acetate staple
Consumed .............................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ..................................... 1,000 pounds

1,030
1,044

1,029
1,299

938
1,968

794
1,927

731
1,628

10,475
(X)

Polyester staple
Consumed .............................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ..................................... 1,000 pounds

34,435
39,485

33,036
37,430

29,420
36,423

28,029
35,006

24,720
33,314

383,150
(X)

Other manmade fiber staple
Consumed .............................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ..................................... 1,000 pounds

1,542
2,644

1,692
2,584

2,256
2,009

1,598
1,789

1,322
1,880

20,380
(X)

(X) Not applicable.
1
Last Saturday of the month.

Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated – United States: 2019 (continued)
Item
Cotton-system spindles in place
Ring spindles ...................................................... 1,000
Airjet spindles ..................................................... 1,000
Open-end spindles .............................................. 1,000
Cotton-system spindles active
Spindles consuming
100% cotton .................................................... 1,000
million hours
Spindles consuming
100% manmade fiber ...................................... 1,000
million hours
Spindles consuming
mixtures or blends ........................................... 1,000
million hours

August
2019

September
2019

October
2019

November
2019

December
2019

Total
2019

922
26
305

925
26
305

917
26
305

917
26
305

917
26
291

(X)
(X)
(X)

607
425

649
446

635
475

667
440

618
337

(X)
(X)

54
30

53
29

37
21

38
20

38
18

(X)
(X)

541
351

508
326

533
375

491
289

540
262

(X)
(X)

(X) Not applicable.

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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: Cotton System Consumption and Stocks is part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR)
program. CAIR reports are administered under NASS’s Census of Agriculture program. Response to CAIR surveys are
required by law (Title 7, U.S. Code). Data are collected from all known mills that consume cotton.
The census universe was determined during operation profile interviews which were completed for each potential facility
to identify the presence of cotton consumption and spindle activity in 2014.
In the Cotton and Manmade Fiber Staple survey questionnaires, mills are asked for previous calendar month data on
cotton and manmade fiber consumed, stocks and spindle activity. Mills are mailed questionnaires with the options of
completing the survey by mail or by Electronic Data Reporting (EDR). For surveys not received in a reasonable amount
of time, telephone follow-up is conducted.
Estimating Procedures: Imputation is done for operations with non-response by using historical data and current data
relationships. Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for non-reporting firms to obtain National totals.
Revision Policy: Data are revised the following month based on late reports or corrected data. Final figures are published
in the annual summary of the following year.
Reliability: Approximately 50 reports are received each month which represent about 95 percent of total spindles.
Monthly data can vary due to different firms reporting month to month. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling
errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured
directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing 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
Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section .................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
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 .................................................................................................................... (202) 720-7621
Chris Hawthorn – Peanuts, Rice ................................................................................................................ (202) 720-7688
Jean Porter – Rye, Wheat........................................................................................................................... (202) 720-8068
Chris Singh – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum .................................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Barley, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................................ (202) 720-7369

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