Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released January 12, 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: January 1, 2008-2011 [Excluding linters] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and State : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : All cotton : Alabama ................: 387,550 439,800 283,300 459,200 Arizona ................: 370,650 308,600 343,350 391,750 Arkansas ...............: 1,807,150 1,235,950 793,050 1,100,200 California .............: 1,193,200 696,500 542,750 701,400 Florida ................: 101,700 104,650 82,150 118,450 Georgia ................: 1,546,300 1,502,000 1,496,300 2,103,300 Kansas .................: 40,600 24,200 21,700 62,650 Louisiana ..............: 695,800 279,600 336,650 438,950 Mississippi ............: 1,271,150 656,100 395,400 814,200 Missouri ...............: 785,550 698,600 521,850 712,650 : New Mexico .............: 46,700 40,600 34,850 46,100 North Carolina .........: 763,100 731,250 728,450 940,700 Oklahoma ...............: 247,850 222,450 231,300 332,850 South Carolina .........: 147,800 227,950 189,900 338,300 Tennessee ..............: 586,600 520,950 485,150 667,500 Texas ..................: 5,612,750 3,779,100 4,214,850 7,111,000 Virginia ...............: 95,900 103,950 111,000 108,000 : United States ..........: 15,700,350 11,572,250 10,812,000 16,447,200 : American Pima : Arizona ................: 3,000 1/ 3,800 1/ California .............: 631,000 360,600 310,450 364,300 New Mexico .............: 8,350 1/ 5,100 1/ Texas ..................: 33,700 20,350 27,100 24,250 : United States ..........: 676,050 383,700 346,450 397,350 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual gins. 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. 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 of the following year 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 - Hay, Oats.............................. (202) 690-3234 Steve Maliszewski - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.. (202) 720-5944 Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed...... (202) 720-9526 Nick Schauer - Wheat, Rye............................. (202) 720-8068 Julie Schmidt - Crop Weather, Barley, Sugar Crops..... (202) 720-7621 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.. 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