Ct Gn 1  (12-07)

Cotton
Ginnings

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.

Released December 11, 2007, 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)           
                     As of December 1, Crop Years 2004-2007                     
                        by Crop, State, and United States                       
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    Crop    :                       Running Bales Ginned                        
     and    :-------------------------------------------------------------------
    State   :      2004      :      2005      :      2006      :      2007      
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            :                                                                   
All Cotton  :                                                                   
  AL        :      654,150          650,150          531,400          333,600   
  AZ        :      354,900          309,250          246,200          251,150   
  AR        :    1,766,150        2,001,950        2,143,800        1,771,650   
  CA        :    1,457,400        1,054,350          806,650          828,750   
  FL        :       77,750           78,250          103,150           85,800   
  GA        :    1,397,600        1,409,400        1,464,400        1,043,200   
  KS        :        5,100           39,000           43,550           20,400   
  LA        :      862,500        1,104,800        1,221,250          695,900   
  MS        :    2,124,650        2,069,400        2,012,550        1,263,200   
  MO        :      692,800          823,450          764,650          773,400   
  NM        :       30,950           36,850           30,100           26,250   
  NC        :    1,104,400          985,700          936,900          739,350   
  OK        :      130,850          161,250          117,100          179,000   
  SC        :      295,850          258,600          260,500          126,450   
  TN        :      811,300          967,000        1,013,700          584,650   
  TX        :    2,874,200        3,929,200        3,344,000        3,793,800   
  VA        :      113,900          112,600           99,150           90,150   
            :                                                                   
  US        :   14,754,450       15,991,200       15,139,050       12,606,700   
            :                                                                   
Amer-Pima   :                                                                   
  AZ 1/     :                                          4,450            1,200   
  CA        :      352,500          264,650          294,700          407,250   
  NM 1/     :                                          8,800            6,200   
  TX        :       19,300           13,850           18,800           17,900   
            :                                                                   
  US        :      380,750          285,550          326,750          432,550   
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1/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.    
                      

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