Ct Gn 1  (11-09)

Cotton
Ginnings

Washington, D.C.

Released November 10, 2009, 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 2006-2009                     
                        by Crop, State, and United States                       
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    Crop    :                       Running Bales Ginned                        
     and    :-------------------------------------------------------------------
    State   :      2006      :      2007      :      2008      :      2009      
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            :                                                                   
All Cotton  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AL          :     323,800          203,950          203,150           28,100    
AZ          :     108,900          121,500           69,750           97,500    
AR          :   1,408,950        1,255,950          852,800          140,750    
CA          :     239,850          343,150          141,900          143,550    
FL          :      43,050           33,950           39,250            6,400    
GA          :     705,850          314,300          428,800          209,450    
LA          :     925,550          516,600          265,450          122,300    
MS          :   1,720,000          967,900          393,050           76,600    
MO          :     363,650          609,850          407,700           62,750    
NM          :       8,000            8,700            3,000            8,200    
NC          :     414,000          397,100          231,850          220,350    
OK          :      37,900           73,500           44,050           23,950    
SC          :     115,500           67,450           72,200           58,750    
TN          :     560,750          511,650          359,600           64,250    
TX          :   1,587,600        1,601,000          807,050          900,450    
VA          :      40,850           45,150           38,850           29,250    
            :                                                                   
US          :   8,604,200        7,071,700        4,358,450        2,192,600    
            :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
Amer. Pima  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AZ          :       1,450               1/               1/              950    
CA          :      75,900          155,350           74,300           74,500    
NM          :       2,400               1/               1/              650    
TX          :       7,300            3,100               1/            5,650    
            :                                                                   
US          :      87,050          162,300           74,700           81,750    
            :                                                                   
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1/Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.                            

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