Ct Gn 1  (12-08)

Cotton
Ginnings

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.

Released December 11, 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 December 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          :      650,150          531,400          333,600         364,950    
AZ          :      309,250          246,200          249,350         185,200    
AR          :    2,001,950        2,143,800        1,782,400       1,212,350    
CA          :    1,054,350          806,650          828,350         482,850    
FL          :       78,250          103,150           85,800          91,750    
GA          :    1,409,400        1,464,400        1,043,200       1,079,050    
KS          :       39,000           43,550           20,400           8,350    
LA          :    1,104,800        1,221,250          695,800         279,000    
MS          :    2,069,400        2,012,550        1,263,200         639,600    
MO          :      823,450          764,650          773,400         677,350    
NM          :       36,850           30,100           26,250          22,100    
NC          :      985,700          936,900          739,350         618,400    
OK          :      161,250          117,100          179,000         129,300    
SC          :      258,600          260,500          126,450         177,700    
TN          :      967,000        1,013,700          584,650         518,100    
TX          :    3,929,200        3,344,000        3,771,300       2,373,600    
VA          :      112,600           99,150           90,150          86,700    
            :                                                                   
US          :   15,991,200       15,139,050       12,592,650       8,946,350    
            :                                                                   
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Amer. Pima  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AZ          :           1/            4,450            1,200              1/    
CA          :      264,650          294,700          407,250         248,750    
NM          :           1/            8,800            6,200              1/    
TX          :       13,850           18,800           17,900          11,600    
            :                                                                   
US          :      285,550          326,750          432,550         261,600    
            :                                                                   
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1/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.                          

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