Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 9, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cotton Ginnings" call Roger Latham at (202) 720-5944, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Cotton Ginnings: Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters) Prior to October 1, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 1995-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Cotton : AL : 65,050 59,550 4,350 89,000 AZ : 36,000 50,400 66,800 16,250 AR : 153,250 253,250 40,900 240,900 CA 1/ : 7,600 26,850 59,650 FL 1/ : 3,550 GA : 186,350 198,600 39,800 111,400 LA : 354,450 269,250 130,250 178,450 MS : 564,000 480,500 86,800 405,550 MO : 12,850 47,950 13,150 46,150 NM 1/ : 0 2,450 0 NC 1/ : 23,000 21,550 75,650 OK 1/ : 0 800 12,600 SC : 15,850 61,800 1,200 67,700 TN : 69,000 148,400 9,250 128,800 TX : 954,550 517,750 756,500 665,350 VA 1/ : 0 10,200 US : 2,454,650 2,145,650 1,210,450 2,054,950 : Amer-Pima : AZ 1/ : 2,800 CA 1/ : 1,850 0 NM 1/ : 0 0 TX 1/ : 0 0 US 1/ : 1,800 4,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins. Ct Gn 1 (10-98) The next "Cotton Ginnings" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on October 23, 1998. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/. Select "Today's Reports" or Publications and then Reports by Calendar or Publications and then Search, by Title or Subject. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Send an e-mail message to: usda-reports@usda.mannlib.cornell.edu. In the body of the message type the word: list. AUTOFAX ACCESS NASSFax service is available for some reports from your fax machine. Please call 202-720-2000, using the handset attached to your fax. Respond to the voice prompts. Document 0411 is a list of available reports. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-834-0125 FAX: 703-834-0110 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov.