Ct Gn 1  (11-08)

Cotton
Ginnings

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.

Released November 10, 2008, 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 November 1, Crop Years 2005-2008                     
                        by Crop, State, and United States                       
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    Crop    :                       Running Bales Ginned                        
     and    :-------------------------------------------------------------------
    State   :      2005      :      2006      :      2007      :      2008      
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            :                                                                   
All Cotton  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AL          :     321,500          323,800          203,950          203,150    
AZ          :     137,550          108,900          121,500           69,650    
AR          :   1,355,950        1,408,950        1,255,950          852,800    
CA          :     347,900          239,850          343,150          127,250    
FL          :      22,400           43,050           33,950           39,250    
GA          :     560,100          705,850          314,300          428,800    
LA          :     904,700          925,550          516,600          265,550    
MS          :   1,509,350        1,720,000          967,900          393,050    
MO          :     506,100          363,650          609,850          407,700    
NM          :      11,200            8,000            8,700            3,000    
NC          :     382,700          414,000          397,100          231,850    
OK          :      52,400           37,900           73,500           44,050    
SC          :      96,350          115,500           67,450           79,300    
TN          :     545,600          560,750          511,650          359,600    
TX          :   1,889,400        1,587,600        1,601,000          821,600    
VA          :      47,750           40,850           45,150           38,850    
            :                                                                   
US          :   8,690,950        8,604,200        7,071,700        4,365,450    
            :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
Amer. Pima  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AZ          :          1/            1,450               1/               1/    
CA          :      77,800           75,900          155,350           59,300    
NM          :          1/            2,400               1/               1/    
TX          :          1/            7,300            3,100               1/    
            :                                                                   
US          :      80,000           87,050          162,300           59,700    
            :                                                                   
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1/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.                          

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