Ct Gn 1  (12-09)

Cotton
Ginnings

Washington, D.C.

Released December 10, 2009, 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 December 1, Crop Years 2006-2009                     
                        by Crop, State, and United States                       
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    Crop    :                       Running Bales Ginned                        
     and    :-------------------------------------------------------------------
    State   :      2006      :      2007      :      2008      :      2009      
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            :                                                                   
All Cotton  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AL          :      531,400          333,600         364,950          192,950    
AZ          :      246,200          249,350         185,700          220,400    
AR          :    2,143,800        1,782,400       1,212,150          715,600    
CA          :      806,650          828,350         481,050          417,350    
FL          :      103,150           85,800          91,750           48,900    
GA          :    1,464,400        1,043,200       1,079,050          901,850    
KS          :       43,550           20,400           8,350            3,400    
LA          :    1,221,250          695,800         279,000          315,950    
MS          :    2,012,550        1,263,200         639,600          365,300    
MO          :      764,650          773,400         677,250          413,550    
NM          :       30,100           26,250          22,100           27,800    
NC          :      936,900          739,350         606,650          571,900    
OK          :      117,100          179,000         129,300          122,500    
SC          :      260,500          126,450         177,700          154,050    
TN          :    1,013,700          584,650         518,100          380,800    
TX          :    3,344,000        3,771,300       2,368,200        2,937,400    
VA          :       99,150           90,150          86,700           83,850    
            :                                                                   
US          :   15,139,050       12,592,650       8,927,600        7,873,550    
            :                                                                   
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Amer. Pima  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AZ          :        4,450            1,200              1/            1,850    
CA          :      294,700          407,250         246,950          234,550    
NM          :        8,800            6,200              1/            4,100    
TX          :       18,800           17,900          11,600           14,150    
            :                                                                   
US          :      326,750          432,550         259,800          254,650    
            :                                                                   
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1/Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.                            

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