Cotton Ginnings
ISSN: 1948-9021
Released August 12, 2020, 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: August 1, 2017-2020
[Excluding linters]
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: Running bales ginned
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Crop and State : 2017 Crop : 2018 Crop : 2019 Crop : 2020 Crop
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: August 1, 2017 : August 1, 2018 : August 1, 2019 : August 1, 2020
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: number
:
Upland :
Alabama ............: - - - -
Arizona ............: - - - -
Arkansas ...........: - - - -
California .........: - - - -
Florida ............: - - - -
Georgia ............: - - - -
Kansas .............: - - - -
Louisiana ..........: - - - -
Mississippi ........: - - - -
Missouri ...........: - - - -
:
New Mexico .........: - - - -
North Carolina .....: - - - -
Oklahoma ...........: - - - -
South Carolina .....: - - - -
Tennessee ..........: - - - -
Texas ..............: 107,150 19,600 3,750 3,650
Virginia ...........: - - - -
:
United States ......: 107,150 19,600 3,750 3,650
:
American Pima :
Arizona ............: - - - -
California .........: - - - -
New Mexico .........: - - - -
Texas ..............: - - - -
:
United States ......: - - - -
:
All :
Alabama ............: - - - -
Arizona ............: - - - -
Arkansas ...........: - - - -
California .........: - - - -
Florida ............: - - - -
Georgia ............: - - - -
Kansas .............: - - - -
Louisiana ..........: - - - -
Mississippi ........: - - - -
Missouri ...........: - - - -
:
New Mexico .........: - - - -
North Carolina .....: - - - -
Oklahoma ...........: - - - -
South Carolina .....: - - - -
Tennessee ..........: - - - -
Texas ..............: 107,150 19,600 3,750 3,650
Virginia ...........: - - - -
:
United States ......: 107,150 19,600 3,750 3,650
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- Represents zero.
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@usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch................................................ (202) 720-2127
Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section (202) 720-2127
Irwin Anolik - Crop Weather (202) 720-7621
Joshua Bates - Oats, Soybeans (202) 690-3234
David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (202) 720-8800
Chris Hawthorn - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum (202) 720-2127
James Johanson - Barley, County Estimates, Hay (202) 690-8533
Greg Lemmons - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet (202) 720-9526
Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat (202) 720-8068
John Stephens - Peanuts, Rice.............................................. (202) 720-7688
Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds................................. (202) 720-7369
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