Ct Gn 1 (12-04) Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 10, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Cotton Ginnings call Troy Joshua 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 December 1, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 2001-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Cotton : AL : 641,950 427,000 622,900 654,150 AZ : 431,250 397,300 290,450 354,900 AR : 1,715,000 1,501,150 1,609,150 1,766,150 CA : 1,521,450 1,326,750 1,118,150 1,457,400 FL : 105,600 44,900 96,800 77,750 GA : 1,518,150 1,029,400 1,422,900 1,399,200 KS 1/ : 16,500 5,100 LA : 1,019,550 716,800 1,023,450 862,500 MS : 2,127,550 1,691,850 1,983,700 2,099,050 MO : 635,050 534,750 580,950 692,800 NM : 53,500 34,850 36,000 30,950 NC : 1,080,250 578,150 729,500 1,104,400 OK : 130,100 132,650 117,450 130,850 SC : 344,950 82,300 209,600 295,750 TN : 903,400 723,250 739,350 815,250 TX : 3,207,900 3,084,200 2,789,450 2,862,050 VA : 128,500 62,350 79,600 113,900 : US : 15,564,150 12,367,650 13,465,900 14,722,150 : Amer-Pima : AZ 1/ : 8,900 10,100 CA : 240,050 258,050 202,050 352,500 NM 1/ : 8,850 9,500 TX : 22,850 20,450 23,750 19,300 : US : 280,650 298,100 234,550 380,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Withheld to avoid disclosing individual gins. * * * * * * * 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, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.