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Cotton
Ginnings

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.

Released January 12, 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 January 1, Crop Years 2005-2008                     
                        by Crop, State, and United States                       
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    Crop    :                       Running Bales Ginned                        
     and    :-------------------------------------------------------------------
    State   :      2005      :      2006      :      2007      :      2008      
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            :                                                                   
All Cotton  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AL          :      802,000          633,250          387,550          439,800   
AZ          :      462,000          391,850          370,650          308,600   
AR          :    2,098,650        2,410,000        1,807,150        1,236,050   
CA          :    1,401,250        1,180,450        1,193,200          706,350   
FL          :      111,200          139,650          101,700          104,650   
GA          :    1,976,450        2,075,450        1,546,300        1,502,000   
KS          :       70,400           78,400           40,600           24,200   
LA          :    1,105,650        1,255,500          695,800          279,600   
MS          :    2,089,000        2,029,000        1,271,150          656,100   
MO          :      864,400          966,600          785,550          698,600   
NM          :       60,350           46,800           46,700           40,550   
NC          :    1,310,950        1,234,700          763,100          744,300   
OK          :      267,500          165,900          247,850          222,500   
SC          :      372,300          369,800          147,800          231,000   
TN          :    1,082,400        1,265,750          586,600          520,950   
TX          :    5,871,450        4,828,600        5,612,750        3,792,450   
VA          :      161,600          140,150           95,900          103,950   
            :                                                                   
US          :   20,107,550       19,211,850       15,700,350       11,611,650   
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Amer. Pima  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AZ          :        5,750           10,800            3,000               1/   
CA          :      410,150          484,850          631,000          370,850   
NM          :       13,300           14,750            8,350               1/   
TX          :       30,000           35,700           33,700           20,350   
            :                                                                   
US          :      459,200          546,100          676,050          393,950   
            :                                                                   
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1/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.                          

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