Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 11, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cotton Ginnings" call Roger Latham at (202) 720-5944, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Cotton Ginnings: Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters) Prior to January 1, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 1995-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AL : 437,600 740,500 512,050 533,700 AZ : 747,100 748,600 690,750 477,200 AR : 1,452,750 1,588,500 1,623,850 1,179,550 CA : 2,362,250 2,507,300 2,486,850 1,416,400 FL 1/ : 102,950 118,150 GA : 1,824,150 1,996,250 1,722,350 1,451,300 KS 1/ : 0 LA : 1,376,500 1,297,650 1,001,300 652,400 MS : 1,803,250 1,815,150 1,763,100 1,400,150 MO : 477,100 555,600 546,850 337,600 NM : 65,700 84,450 72,450 64,400 NC : 766,300 939,750 902,600 1,004,300 OK : 115,450 112,550 168,950 131,700 SC : 341,700 427,800 378,700 330,100 TN : 712,050 661,850 645,900 529,800 TX : 4,298,200 3,936,500 4,853,500 3,357,450 VA 1/ : 150,300 131,300 133,550 US : 17,011,400 17,680,900 17,613,350 13,067,150 : AZ : 61,900 68,400 39,900 16,600 CA : 163,250 246,400 360,700 300,350 NM : 13,100 14,400 10,300 6,100 TX : 48,200 52,550 49,350 41,100 US : 286,450 381,750 460,250 364,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins. Ct Gn 1 (1-99)a The next "Cotton Ginnings" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on January 25, 1999. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities 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, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/. Select "Today's Reports" or Publications and then Reports by Calendar or Publications and then Search, by Title or Subject. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Send an e-mail message to: usda-reports@usda.mannlib.cornell.edu. In the body of the message type the word: list. AUTOFAX ACCESS NASSFax service is available for some reports from your fax machine. Please call 202-720-2000, using the handset attached to your fax. Respond to the voice prompts. Document 0411 is a list of available reports. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-834-0125 FAX: 703-834-0110 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov.