Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 10, 1998, 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 November 1, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 1995-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Cotton : AL : 249,300 358,200 179,700 350,750 AZ : 241,550 257,550 298,750 104,350 AR : 1,028,550 1,191,600 929,100 1,037,750 CA : 561,000 828,850 1,146,700 160,900 FL : 43,050 43,750 32,800 32,450 GA : 754,100 802,200 580,800 523,100 LA : 1,104,250 1,042,750 814,200 595,200 MS : 1,562,350 1,562,650 1,138,050 1,281,850 MO : 283,600 355,700 340,300 281,800 NM : 17,400 31,250 22,300 14,000 NC : 302,300 338,600 201,900 544,000 OK : 5,700 28,800 54,600 75,050 SC : 147,400 243,650 112,250 213,350 TN : 467,550 525,900 408,850 451,650 TX : 1,624,350 1,216,400 1,646,150 1,602,350 VA : 37,900 40,850 23,650 93,200 US : 8,430,350 8,868,700 7,930,100 7,361,750 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 11,500 19,550 16,150 2,900 CA : 22,150 59,400 127,100 35,200 NM 1/ : 3,100 2,850 TX 1/ : 14,800 13,550 US : 46,950 96,850 159,650 40,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins. Ct Gn 1 (11-98) The next "Cotton Ginnings" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on November 25, 1998. 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.