Cotton System Consumption and Stocks Annual Summary

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Cotton System
Consumption and
Stocks
2022 Summary

ISSN: 2470-9875

March 2023

2022 Cotton System Consumption and Stocks
As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2022 Annual Summary of the Cotton System
Consumption and Stocks contains data and annual totals for January through December 2022.
Extra long staple cotton consumed on the cotton system was 4.69 million pounds in 2022, down 37 percent from 2021.

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Consumption and Stocks – United States: 2022
Item
Extra long staple
Consumed
Running bales ......................................number
Weight ........................................1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1
Running bales ......................................number
Weight ........................................1,000 pounds

January
2022

February
2022

March
2022

April
2022

May
2022

June
2022

July
2022

1,180
584

932
464

989
494

899
449

558
278

678
339

613
305

4,556
2,255

4,431
2,197

4,074
2,021

3,914
1,944

4,045
2,012

4,101
2,038

4,565
2,266

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

1,120
2,237

1,017
2,013

1,309
(D)

1,219
(D)

972
(D)

692
(D)

459
(D)

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

31,626
21,276

31,202
21,317

30,891
21,195

30,709
22,676

30,576
22,162

30,106
27,274

31,664
26,299

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

1,694
1,779

1,521
1,845

1,629
1,847

1,537
1,986

1,688
2,017

1,971
2,234

1,727
2,113

See footnote(s) at end of table.

--continued

Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated – United States: 2022
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
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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January
2022

February
2022

March
2022

April
2022

May
2022

June
2022

July
2022

749
20
267

749
20
267

749
20
267

749
20
263

749
20
263

749
20
263

713
20
263

609
439

613
404

610
448

600
(D)

596
(D)

589
421

592
(D)

29
14

31
13

30
15

40
21

37
18

39
20

39
19

360
230

348
205

353
233

346
220

341
215

348
225

324
198
--continued

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Consumption and Stocks – United States: 2022 (continued)
Item

August
2022

September
2022

October
2022

November
2022

December
2022

Total
2022

Extra long staple
Consumed
Running bales .................................................number
Weight ....................................................1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1
Running bales .................................................number
Weight ....................................................1,000 pounds

858
426

989
491

732
365

532
265

463
232

9,423
4,692

4,444
2,210

3,901
1,940

3,775
1,878

3,435
1,707

3,512
1,746

(X)
(X)

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

409
(D)

501
(D)

378
(D)

380
(D)

219
(D)

8,675
(X)

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

29,829
29,709

28,792
33,115

30,025
31,905

25,561
29,951

21,695
29,995

352,676
(X)

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

1,806
1,629

1,345
1,923

1,373
2,354

1,266
1,811

890
1,827

18,447
(X)

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
1
Last Saturday of the month.

Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated – United States: 2022 (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
2022

September
2022

October
2022

November
2022

December
2022

Total
2022

713
20
263

713
20
263

713
20
252

713
20
252

713
20
252

(X)
(X)
(X)

586
(D)

579
390

577
361

564
321

538
254

(X)
(X)

43
22

45
21

41
21

37
16

35
16

(X)
(X)

318
194

323
189

319
169

335
156

307
112

(X)
(X)

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(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 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 – Hemp, Oats, Soybeans ...........................................................................................(202) 690-3234
David Colwell – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports ...............................................................(202) 720-8800
Michelle Harder – Barley, County Estimates, Hay .........................................................................(202) 690-8533
James Johanson – Rye, Wheat .......................................................................................................(202) 720-8068
Chris Hawthorn – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet .............................................................................(202) 720-2127
Becky Sommer – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum ...................................................................(202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................................ (202) 720-7369
Lihan Wei – Peanuts, Rice ............................................................................................................ (202) 720-7688

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