Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 11, 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 December 1, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 1995-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Cotton : AL : 375,100 636,750 406,650 497,750 AZ : 523,250 539,950 525,250 291,550 AR : 1,429,200 1,536,350 1,541,200 1,179,550 CA : 1,766,900 1,915,550 2,157,550 984,150 FL : 77,400 99,450 85,000 59,750 GA : 1,403,150 1,613,650 1,234,950 1,101,650 LA : 1,350,250 1,278,700 998,050 650,350 MS : 1,794,800 1,803,000 1,713,700 1,387,050 MO : 456,000 529,550 531,150 336,600 NM : 50,350 67,500 58,150 41,700 NC : 598,600 743,700 657,450 944,300 OK : 89,700 60,900 141,700 116,050 SC : 272,200 381,800 303,200 307,050 TN : 681,600 644,200 622,350 527,050 TX : 3,239,700 2,664,750 3,663,050 2,715,650 VA : 90,850 107,100 95,200 131,600 US : 14,199,050 14,622,900 14,734,600 11,271,800 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 37,600 52,000 32,050 10,450 CA : 94,800 158,200 276,650 168,000 NM 1/ : 10,100 7,750 2,000 TX 1/ : 37,050 33,800 21,100 US : 175,800 257,350 350,250 201,550 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins. Ct Gn 1 (12-98) The next "Cotton Ginnings" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on December 23, 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.