Ct Gn 1 (12-05) Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 9, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Cotton Ginnings call Shiela Corley 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 2002-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Cotton : AL : 427,000 622,900 654,150 651,300 AZ : 397,300 290,450 354,900 309,250 AR : 1,501,150 1,609,150 1,766,150 2,001,950 CA : 1,326,750 1,118,150 1,457,400 1,054,350 FL : 44,900 96,800 77,750 78,250 GA : 1,029,400 1,422,900 1,397,600 1,409,400 KS 1/ : 16,500 5,100 39,000 LA : 716,800 1,023,450 862,500 1,104,800 MS : 1,691,850 1,983,700 2,124,650 2,075,850 MO : 534,750 580,950 692,800 824,450 NM : 34,850 36,000 30,950 36,850 NC : 578,150 729,500 1,104,400 985,700 OK : 132,650 117,450 130,850 160,250 SC : 82,300 209,600 295,850 258,550 TN : 723,250 739,350 811,300 967,900 TX : 3,084,200 2,789,450 2,874,200 3,986,650 VA : 62,350 79,600 113,900 112,600 : US : 12,367,650 13,465,900 14,754,450 16,057,100 : Amer-Pima : AZ 1/ : 10,100 CA : 258,050 202,050 352,500 264,650 NM 1/ : 9,500 TX 1/ : 20,450 23,750 19,300 : US : 298,100 234,550 380,750 285,550 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins, but included in the US totals. * * * * * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (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 USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.