Cost of Ginning Cotton –2016 Survey Results
Thomas D. Valco, Retired USDA-ARS; Harrison Ashley, NCGA;Dennis S. Findley, SECGA; J. Kelley Green, TCGA; Roger A.
Isom, CCGA; Timothy L. Price, SCGAGinners Participating in the Survey
2017 Beltwide Cotton Conference
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2017 estimated: 20.8* M bales, 5-year avg – 15.7* M bales
201616.7M Bales
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2016 - 16.7 M bales, 30,053 bales/gin, 556 gins
• Identify Variable Operating Costs– Bagging and Ties– Repairs– Electrical Cost– Dryer Fuel Cost– Labor Cost
• Seasonal• Full-Time
• Gin Operational and Performance Data
2016Cotton Ginning Cost Survey
2016Cotton Ginning Cost Survey
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2016Cotton Ginning Cost Survey
Beltwide Statistics
2016Cotton Ginning Cost Survey
Beltwide Statistics
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2016 (2013)Cotton Ginning Cost Survey
Beltwide Statistics
2016 (2013)Cotton Ginning Cost Survey
Beltwide Statistics
BalesGinned
Baggingand Ties($/bale)
Repairs($/bale)
Elec.($/bale)
DryerFuel
($/bale)
SeasonalLabor
($/bale)
Total($/bale)
Count 113* 89 93 111 109 101 73
Average 38,072 $4.51 $5.80 $3.87 $1.27 $7.93 $23.38
Average(2013) 22,302 $4.78 $6.08 $4.44 $1.67 $7.91 $24.88
TDV - 12/17*Survey represents 4.3 million bales or 26% of the crop
2016 (2013)Cotton Ginning Cost Survey
Beltwide Statistics
2016 (2013)Cotton Ginning Cost Survey
Beltwide Statistics
Gin Stats PeriodDays
GinningRate
(bale/hr)
RatedCapacity(bale/hr)
SeasonalLabor
(#/10K bale)
Full TimeLabor
(#/10k bale)
Average 81(56)
30.1(27.2)
39.6(34.4)
3.4(6.8)
1.3(2.3)
GinStats
Picked(%)
Stripped(%)
Roller(%)
RoundModule
(%)
Average 51(65)
49(35)
4(7)
41(23)
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2016 Cotton Ginning Cost SurveyRegional Cost Comparison
2016 Cotton Ginning Cost SurveyRegional Cost Comparison
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2016 Cotton Ginning Cost Survey-
Variable Cost2016 Cotton Ginning Cost Survey
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Variable Cost
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2016 Cotton Ginning Cost SurveyBeltwide Variable Cost ($/bale)
2016 Cotton Ginning Cost SurveyBeltwide Variable Cost ($/bale)
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2016 Cotton Ginning Cost SurveyEnergy Usage
2016 Cotton Ginning Cost SurveyEnergy Usage
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2016 Cotton Ginning Cost SurveyYear Comparisons
2016 Cotton Ginning Cost SurveyYear Comparisons
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