Reclaiming and Marketing Cotton Gin Motes

Excerpts from the report: Most large Industries handling products in their raw form have ultimately discovered ways to convert processing waste into valuable byproducts. In the ginning industry, cottonseed was the first ginning byproduct to receive widespread recognition for its use value. Another byproduct that has more recently received attention is gin motes. The term gin motes, as used in the trade, refers to any gin waste usable for its fiber content. It consists primarily of lint cleaner waste, but may sometimes include motes from the gin stand. Because of a widespread shift to mechanical harvesters, and accompanying increases in multiple lint cleaning, the quantity of motes removed during ginning has greatly increased. Ginners now have enough gin motes to make reclaiming economically feasible. Largest outlets for gin motes are the bedding, automotive, and furniture industries. They use large quantities of cotton batting composed of approximately 60 percent linters, and 40 percent cotton waste and gin motes. Many ginners in the Southwest and West have reclaimed and sold gin motes for several years, while only a small proportion of ginners in the south-central area of the Cotton Belt have adopted this practice. Thus, some ginners are currently trying to determine whether it would be profitable to save gin motes; and if so, the method of collecting and handling which would be most profitable and satisfactory. Information is needed that will help ginners make sound decisions concerning mote-reclaiming systems for their gin plants and aid in better understanding of mote marketing. Therefore, this study was designed to provide data on (1) methods and costs of collecting gin motes; (2) market outlets and value of these motes; (3) estimates of gin mote supply; and (4) the marketing of gin motes in terms of types of firms, and grading and pricing practices

U.S Rice Distribution Patterns, 1984/85

U.S. rice millers and repackagers distributed 33.7 million hundredweight (cwt) of rice in marketing year 1984/85 for three domestic uses: direct food, processed foods, and beer. This figure represents a 6.5-percent increase over shipments in 1982/83, the previous survey year. About half of U.S. rice production is used domestically; the rest is exported. Rice shipments for use directly in food rose by 2.5 million cwt, shipments for use in processed foods rose by 1.6 million cwt, and although reported rice shipments to the beer industry declined, use remained about the 'Jame. The sharp drop in U.S. rice exports in recent years may contribute to further expansion in the domestic rice market. This report, the sole source of detailed information on U.S. domestic rice distribution patterns for the 1984/85 marketing year, assesses proportional market shares and trends

Supply and Price Data on Cotton Gin Motes

Excerpts from the report: Some cotton ginners have reclaimed gin motes for many years. However, only within recent years has it become a widespread practice. Growth in importance of gin motes has been due mainly to their use as a raw material in manufacturing cotton batting. Because of their relatively low price, good resilience, and longer staple length, gin motes have been substituted for types of cotton mill waste which due to changes in mill operations are no longer available, or no longer competitive in price. To alleviate some problems associated with lack of supply and price information for cotton gin motes, objectives of this study were to: 1. Determine the proportion of gins collecting motes, and the handling and disposal practices used. 2. Provide supply information on a district, State, regional, and national basis. 3. Obtain current data on the price of gin motes

Marketing and Utilization of Cotton Mill Waste

Excerpts from the report: Byproducts from the various stages of processing through which raw cotton passes during its manufacture into yarn and finished goods are known collectively as cotton mill waste. Cotton waste is generally divided into two classes--soft and hard. Soft cotton waste is obtained in the earlier manufacturing stages before any twisting of the cotton fibers takes place, and hard cotton waste is derived during the later stages of manufacturing after some twisting of fibers has occurred. The purpose of this study was to create a better understanding and awareness of the importance of the cotton waste industry in the American cotton economy. Specific objectives were to determine for cotton mill waste: (1) the primary sources of supply, including imports, and major outlets; (2) the chief methods of marketing and handling; (3) the primary manufacturers that use waste as a raw material, and characteristics of their operations. Secondary data were the main sources of information for this report. Additional information, obtained from informal discussions with mill waste dealers, was used to supplement these data, particularly in the section on market structure and operation

Reclaiming Gin-Loss Cotton

Excerpts from the report: Gin-loss cotton is a byproduct of the ginning process, and its utilization has received increased attention in recent years. Lint cleaners, used in all modern gins, are the main source of gin-loss cotton. Gin stand moting systems are another source of this material in the gin plant. In 1964 the U.S. Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory at Stoneville, Miss., and the Economic Research Service began a cooperative study to develop and evaluate a machine that would reclaim and clean gin-loss cotton. Major objectives of the study were: 1, Design a machine that would efficiently reclaim and clean usable or spinnable fibers of gin-loss cotton; 2, evaluate the machine in terms of its ability to separate fiber from trash; 3, determine fiber quality of reclaimed lint; 4, test the possibility of blending reclaimed gin-loss fibers with lint ginned from the same original bale; 5, evaluate the spinning performance of reclaimed gin-loss fiber and of blended lint; and 6, evaluate the economic aspects of reclaiming gin-loss cotton

An Analysis of U.S. Rice Distribution Patterns

A survey of U.S. rice distribution patterns between marketing years 1955/56 and 1974/75 indicates that brewers and breakfast cereal manufacturers became increasingly important outlets in the domestic market. Exports, however, overtook domestic use and increased their share of total disappearance from 43 to 66 percent. Although growth in the use of rice was erratic, it trended upward. Exports more than quadrupled, domestic direct food use increased about 55 to 60 percent, distribution for processed food use about doubled, and distribution to the beer industry doubled between 1960/61 and 1974/75. Domestic use except for beer, however, dropped from 1973/74 levels

Official Spot Cotton Quotations, Where and How Quoted

Excerpts from the report: Since 1916, the U. S. Department of Agriculture has administered and supervised an official system for quoting "spot" cotton prices. For years these quotations were used chiefly within the "cotton trade." Departmental supervision then mainly consisted of arbitrating differences in opinion among the trade. Now, under Government price support programs, the supervising agency must answer for the reliability of the quotations to growers and all other branches of the industry. The study agreed upon had two phases. One dealt with statistical measurements of the accuracy of quotations in reflecting actual prices paid for various qualities of cotton in designated market areas. Such analyses have been under way since August 1959. This report covers the second phase, which was concerned with the framework of the quotations system--the markets, the resident firms, and the organization and activities of the quotations committees during the 1959-60 season. Specific objectives were (1) to reappraise the currently designated markets as to suitability for use as a major source of sensitive price information; and (2) to determine the organization of and practices followed by the quotations committees. This report also includes a brief account of services provided and problems faced by the various types of cotton firms, especially as related to the quotations

U.S. Rice Industry

Rice produced in the United States was 1.2 percent of world production in crop year 1977/78, but accounted for 30 percent of all rice in international trade in calendar year 1978. Sixty-one percent of U.S. rice disappearance in 1977/78 was accounted for by exports to over 100 countries; the remainder was consumed domestically for direct-food use, beer, and processed foods. Expansion of the U.S. rice industry will depend heavily on increasing exports. Beer processors will become an increasingly important outlet in the domestic market