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Cotton
Ginnings

Washington, D.C.

Released January 12, 2010, 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 January 1, Crop Years 2006-2009                     
                        by Crop, State, and United States                       
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    Crop    :                       Running Bales Ginned                        
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    State   :      2006      :      2007      :      2008      :      2009      
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            :                                                                   
All Cotton  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AL          :      633,250          387,550          439,800          283,300   
AZ          :      391,850          370,650          308,600          343,950   
AR          :    2,410,000        1,807,150        1,235,950          793,250   
CA          :    1,180,450        1,193,200          696,500          547,750   
FL          :      139,650          101,700          104,650           82,150   
GA          :    2,075,450        1,546,300        1,502,000        1,496,300   
KS          :       78,400           40,600           24,200           21,700   
LA          :    1,255,500          695,800          279,600          336,650   
MS          :    2,029,000        1,271,150          656,100          395,400   
MO          :      966,600          785,550          698,600          521,850   
NM          :       46,800           46,700           40,600           34,850   
NC          :    1,234,700          763,100          731,250          728,450   
OK          :      165,900          247,850          222,450          231,300   
SC          :      369,800          147,800          227,950          190,400   
TN          :    1,265,750          586,600          520,950          485,150   
TX          :    4,828,600        5,612,750        3,779,100        4,215,850   
VA          :      140,150           95,900          103,950          111,000   
            :                                                                   
US          :   19,211,850       15,700,350       11,572,250       10,819,300   
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Amer. Pima  :                                                                   
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AZ          :       10,800            3,000               1/            3,800   
CA          :      484,850          631,000          360,600          315,450   
NM          :       14,750            8,350               1/            5,100   
TX          :       35,700           33,700           20,350           27,100   
            :                                                                   
US          :      546,100          676,050          383,700          351,450   
            :                                                                   
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1/Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.                            


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