CtGn 1 (1-00) Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 11, 2000, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cotton Ginnings" call Jay Johnson 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 January 1, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 1996-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Cotton : AL : 740,500 512,050 531,600 614,350 AZ : 748,600 690,750 501,350 590,100 AR : 1,588,500 1,623,850 1,172,300 1,388,700 CA : 2,507,300 2,486,850 1,416,000 1,955,250 FL 1/ : 118,150 GA : 1,996,250 1,722,350 1,445,400 1,485,050 KS 1/ : 0 LA : 1,297,650 1,001,300 652,400 918,600 MS : 1,815,150 1,763,100 1,400,150 1,680,350 MO : 555,600 546,850 337,750 450,400 NM : 84,450 72,450 64,400 58,700 NC : 939,750 902,600 1,004,250 782,600 OK : 112,550 168,950 131,700 131,700 SC : 427,800 378,700 330,050 260,750 TN : 661,850 645,900 529,800 574,200 TX : 3,936,500 4,853,500 3,441,450 4,754,050 VA : 150,300 131,300 133,550 133,100 US : 17,680,900 17,613,350 13,159,700 15,898,850 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 68,400 39,900 16,600 14,000 CA : 246,400 360,700 300,000 436,200 NM : 14,400 10,300 6,150 6,250 TX : 52,550 49,350 41,100 39,700 US : 381,750 460,250 363,850 496,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins. The next "Cotton Ginnings" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on January 25, 2000. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs 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, D.C., 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.