Ct Gn 1 (9-08) Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 25, 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 September 15, Crop Years 2005-2008 by Crop, State, and United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cotton : : AL : 3,650 4,300 0 AZ 1/ : 12,800 13,550 12,900 AR 1/ : 6,800 39,550 12,050 CA : 0 0 0 0 FL 1/ : 0 0 GA 1/ : 7,400 1,250 LA : 51,700 123,800 850 4,450 MS : 19,350 195,500 4,150 0 MO : 0 0 37,800 0 NM 1/ : 0 0 0 NC 1/ : 0 0 OK : 0 0 0 0 SC : 0 0 0 0 TN 1/ : 7,850 0 TX : 868,300 610,500 293,600 465,050 VA : 0 0 0 0 : US : 976,050 995,650 374,650 475,550 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins. Cotton Ginnings: All Cotton Running Bales Ginned as of September 1 by County, District, State and United States, Crop Year 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State/ : Running :: State/ : Running County/ : Bales :: County/ : Bales District : Ginned :: District : Ginned ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :: : US Total : 334,650 :: Texas - cont. : : :: : Texas : :: Brazoria /1 : : :: Calhoun /1 : Falls /1 : :: Fort Bend : 13,550 Hill /1 : :: Jackson /1 : Williamson : 9,800 :: Matagorda /1 : : :: Wharton : 44,900 District 40 : 12,700 :: : : :: District 90 : 89,500 Brazos /1 : :: : Walker /1 : :: Zavala /1 : : :: : District 52 /2 : :: District 96 /2 : : :: : Caldwell /1 : :: Cameron : 5,750 : :: Hidalgo /1 : District 81 /2 : :: Willacy /1 : : :: : Kleberg /1 : :: District 97 /3 : 5,750 Nueces : 45,300 :: : Refugio /1 : :: TX Total : 334,650 San Patricio : 123,800 :: : : :: : District 82 /3 : 169,100 :: : : :: : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Withheld to avoid disclosing individual gins. 2/ Withheld to avoid disclosing individual gins, but included in State total. 3/ Excludes some gins' data to avoid disclosing individual gins, but included in State total. 4/ Withheld to avoid disclosing individual gins, but included in the US total. 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: www.nass.usda.gov. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Starting with the NASS Home Page at www.nass.usda.gov, under the right navigation, Receive reports by Email, click on National or State. Follow the instructions on the screen. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-605-6220 FAX: 703-605-6900 (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. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (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 USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.