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

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RatedCapacity(bale/hr)

SeasonalLabor

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Full TimeLabor

(#/10k bale)

Average 81(56)

30.1(27.2)

39.6(34.4)

3.4(6.8)

1.3(2.3)

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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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