We plan to publish the Cost Survey info this month.  If you have not had the opportunity to provide the survey information, please take a minute and complete the Gin Cost Survey!  This information is very important for TCGA staff as we represent you in utility cases and other matters.  Access the survey at the following link – Home – Gin Survey (cottonsurvey.org).  The TCGA staff can help you with access, passwords, etc. with the survey.  If you wish to fill out and return the paper version of the survey, please use the following link – Paper Survey.  Please send it to Duncan McCook at the TCGA office at duncan@tcga.org.

TCGA needs as many participants as possible to make the survey results as accurate and meaningful as possible.  The survey gathers production cost information for many items including labor and utilities.  This survey allows gin managers to track variable costs and compare their individual gin to other gins in their region.  The electronic survey allows for the annual input of the gin’s data and will allow managers to include their own past years’ data as well.  The data is strictly confidential and will only be shown in aggregate by the state.  Ginning costs and the ability for the industry to track these costs are extremely important to you as well as the NCGA and TCGA.  This information provides real world data that is used while dealing with labor and utility rule changes in the future.