Okay… we aren’t looking to hire anyone…. We need YOUR help. From time to time, we go to Washington with our counterparts in Southern Cotton Growers. We discuss a number of topics including how costs have skyrocketed in the past several years. While having individual stories is great, we need more broad data. It really helps to be able to show survey data over time to show that the cost of insurance, energy labor and others have gone up while, given commodity prices, we haven’t been able to pass those costs along.

The most comprehensive data we can be part of is to participate in the National Cotton Ginners gin data survey. Please review the article below that appeared in a recent Cotton’s Week. We need as many of you as possible to participate. This data is very helpful in representing our industry within the states and in Washington.

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Ginning Cost Data Needed

The National Cotton Ginners Association urges all ginners to complete the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s 2026 Cost of Ginning Survey.  The electronic survey questionnaire is available from the NCGA website Electronic Gin Cost Survey. In addition, a fillable paper document can be downloaded and submitted to hashley@cotton.org.  After the data has been inputted the form will be destroyed. Gin Cost Survey – Fillable Form. It is important that you participate in this confidential survey.  There will be a drawing for two Bass Pro Shop gift cards for those ginners completing the survey by May 31. 

The cost of ginning cotton is an important concern for producers and ginners, and data from this survey provides information about key variable costs as a component of the overall cost of ginning cotton. The confidential survey also helps to 1) identify historical trends of gin operation and 2) document the incorporation of new technologies for maintaining or reducing ginning costs.

Questions regarding the survey should be addressed to Harrison at 901-260-8049 or hashley@cotton.org.