Ct Gn 1 (12-02) Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 10, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cotton Ginnings" call Dave DeWalt at (202) 720-5944, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. Cotton Ginnings: Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters) Prior to December 1, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 1999-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Cotton : AL : 548,050 467,850 641,950 427,000 AZ : 408,450 414,500 431,250 397,300 AR : 1,376,850 1,384,950 1,715,000 1,511,300 CA : 1,462,000 1,744,800 1,521,450 1,327,400 FL : 96,000 76,550 105,600 44,900 GA : 1,141,850 1,193,700 1,518,150 1,027,450 LA : 916,700 914,350 1,019,550 716,850 MS : 1,672,050 1,667,100 2,127,550 1,691,850 MO : 449,300 499,100 635,050 534,750 NM : 42,800 49,750 53,500 34,850 NC : 536,900 969,950 1,080,250 578,150 OK : 106,900 121,900 130,100 132,650 SC : 213,200 296,150 344,950 82,300 TN : 572,150 685,450 903,400 723,250 TX : 3,736,150 3,023,450 3,207,900 3,075,050 VA : 99,750 109,550 128,500 62,350 : US : 13,379,100 13,619,100 15,564,150 12,367,400 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 9,200 4,750 8,900 10,100 CA : 257,600 201,350 240,050 258,750 NM : 3,450 2,500 8,850 9,500 TX : 25,600 18,050 22,850 20,450 : US : 295,850 226,650 280,650 298,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * The next "Cotton Ginnings" report will be released at 8:30 a.m ET on December 23, 2002. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (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 the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.