Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released November 9, 2012, 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, 2009-2012 [Excluding linters. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop and State : Running bales ginned :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 Crop : 2010 Crop : 2011 Crop : 2012 Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November 1, 2009 : November 1, 2010 : November 1, 2011 : November 1, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : All cotton : Alabama ............: 28,100 284,500 221,200 181,400 Arizona ............: 97,500 94,850 109,100 101,950 Arkansas ...........: 140,750 987,050 690,550 943,750 California .........: 143,550 88,050 161,400 246,450 Florida ............: 6,400 55,250 39,200 20,500 Georgia ............: 209,450 806,650 684,750 564,650 Kansas 2/ ..........: (NA) (NA) (NA) Louisiana ..........: 122,300 406,100 485,150 408,250 Mississippi ........: 76,600 754,400 679,350 575,050 Missouri ...........: 62,750 560,000 361,600 468,300 : New Mexico .........: 8,200 5,200 8,200 5,450 North Carolina .....: 220,350 499,650 445,000 246,450 Oklahoma ...........: 23,950 90,900 5,550 22,450 South Carolina .....: 58,750 128,900 112,250 61,600 Tennessee ..........: 64,250 592,750 471,100 478,600 Texas ..............: 897,300 2,532,150 1,908,150 1,983,100 Virginia ...........: 29,250 60,100 57,850 31,050 : United States ......: 2,189,450 7,946,500 6,440,400 6,339,000 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 950 - 1/ 1/ California .........: 74,500 33,050 68,900 126,100 New Mexico .........: 650 1,000 1/ 1/ Texas ..............: 5,650 1,350 1/ 1/ : United States ......: 81,750 35,400 71,350 126,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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 2012. 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 Brent Chittenden - Oats, Rye, Wheat................... (202) 720-8068 Steve Maliszewski - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.. (202) 720-5944 Jacqueline Moore - Peanuts, Rice...................... (202) 720-2127 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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