Ct Gn 1  (11-08)

Cotton
Ginnings

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.

Released November 24, 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 
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            Cotton Ginnings: Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters)           
                     As of November 15, 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          :      493,450          444,100          278,550         300,000    
AZ          :      219,500          171,150          181,050         125,200    
AR          :    1,792,600        1,824,750        1,625,400       1,130,550    
CA          :      710,850          522,350          573,050         317,400    
FL          :       44,950           71,950           61,000          67,150    
GA          :      976,150        1,066,900          644,150         777,650    
LA          :    1,070,400        1,096,900          671,300         276,450    
MS          :    1,915,450        1,940,800        1,220,950         565,600    
MO          :      706,800          555,550          727,150         576,350    
NM          :       23,950           16,800           16,800          12,700    
NC          :      689,900          690,650          598,750         440,600    
OK          :       99,350           72,150          120,800          85,050    
SC          :      169,200          174,250           98,200         127,700    
TN          :      773,600          789,650          577,550         477,300    
TX          :    2,802,200        2,322,400        2,635,050       1,487,950    
VA          :       80,150           72,100           68,750          66,650    
            :                                                                   
US          :   12,568,500       11,832,450       10,098,500       6,834,300    
            :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
Amer. Pima  :                                                                   
            :                                                                   
AZ          :           1/            3,000               1/              1/    
CA          :      172,850          188,350          278,750         157,250    
NM          :           1/            4,900            4,400              1/    
TX          :        6,850           11,200               1/              1/    
            :                                                                   
US          :      184,050          207,450          294,750         163,750    
            :                                                                   
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1/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.                          

      Cotton Ginnings: All Cotton Running Bales Ginned as of November 1      
         by County, District, State and United States, Crop Year 2008        
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          State/         :  Running  ::           State/         :  Running  
         County/         :   Bales   ::          County/         :   Bales   
         District        :  Ginned   ::          District        :  Ginned   
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                         :           ::     Mohave /1            :           
US Total                 : 4,366,200 ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 10 /2         :           
Alabama                  :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::     Cochise /1           :           
    Colbert /1           :           ::     Graham /1            :           
    Lauderdale /1        :           ::     Maricopa /1          :           
    Lawrence /1          :           ::     Pinal                :     25,250
    Limestone            :    21,900 ::     Yuma /1              :           
    Madison              :    21,150 ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 80 /3         :     25,250
  District 10 /3         :    43,050 ::                          :           
                         :           ::     D10 Northern         :        250
    Blount /1            :           :: AZ Total                 :     69,750
    Cherokee /1          :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::                          :           
  District 20            :    14,650 :: Arkansas                 :           
                         :           ::                          :           
    Chilton /1           :           ::     Clay /1              :           
    Tallapoosa /1        :           ::     Craighead            :    108,800
                         :           ::     Greene /1            :           
  District 30 /2         :           ::     Mississippi          :    199,250
                         :           ::     Poinsett             :     78,750
    Autauga /1           :           ::                          :           
    Elmore /1            :           ::   District 30            :    409,450
    Macon /1             :           ::                          :           
    Marengo /1           :           ::     Crittenden /1        :           
                         :           ::     Lee /1               :           
  District 40            :    19,950 ::     Lonoke               :     15,300
                         :           ::     Monroe /1            :           
    Escambia /1          :           ::     Phillips             :     40,100
    Mobile /1            :           ::     Saint Francis        :     50,650
    Monroe /1            :           ::     Woodruff /1          :           
                         :           ::                          :           
  District 50            :    23,700 ::   District 60 /3         :    106,050
                         :           ::                          :           
    Coffee /1            :           ::     Lafayette /1         :           
    Covington /1         :           ::                          :           
    Geneva /1            :           ::   District 70 /2         :           
    Henry /1             :           ::                          :           
    Houston /1           :           ::     Ashley               :     63,050
    Russell /1           :           ::     Chicot /1            :           
                         :           ::     Desha                :     91,700
  District 60            :    50,750 ::     Drew /1              :           
                         :           ::     Jefferson /1         :           
AL Total                 :   203,150 ::     Lincoln /1           :           
                         :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 90            :    217,000
Arizona                  :           ::                          :           
                         :           :: AR Total                 :    852,800
                         :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::                          :           
                         :           :: California               :           
                         :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::     Sutter /1            :           
                         :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 50 /2         :           
                         :           ::                          :           
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                  --continued

      Cotton Ginnings: All Cotton Running Bales Ginned as of November 1      
   by County, District, State and United States, Crop Year 2008 (continued)  
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          State/         :  Running  ::           State/         :  Running  
         County/         :   Bales   ::          County/         :   Bales   
         District        :  Ginned   ::          District        :  Ginned   
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                         :           ::     Berrien              :    18,050 
California  - cont.      :           ::     Brooks /1            :           
                         :           ::     Coffee /1            :           
    Fresno               :   24,000  ::     Colquitt             :    85,150 
    Kern                 :   41,800  ::     Crisp /1             :           
    Kings                :   48,250  ::     Dooly                :    30,100 
    Madera /1            :           ::     Jeff Davis /1        :           
    Merced /1            :           ::     Tift /1              :           
    Tulare               :    6,850  ::     Turner /1            :           
                         :           ::     Wilcox /1            :           
  District 51 /3         :  120,900  ::     Worth /1             :           
                         :           ::                          :           
    D10 Northern Coast   :   74,850  ::   District 80            :   238,550 
CA Total                 :  142,450  ::                          :           
                         :           ::     Appling /1           :           
                         :           ::                          :           
Florida                  :           ::   District 90 /2         :           
                         :           ::                          :           
FL Total                 :   39,250  :: GA Total                 :   428,800 
                         :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::                          :           
Georgia                  :           :: Louisiana                :           
                         :           ::                          :           
    Bartow /1            :           ::     Caddo /1             :           
                         :           ::     Red River /1         :           
  District 10 /2         :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 10 /2         :           
    Taylor /1            :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::     East Carroll         :    35,000 
  District 40 /2         :           ::     Franklin             :    54,000 
                         :           ::     Madison /1           :           
    Bleckley /1          :           ::     Morehouse /1         :           
    Dodge /1             :           ::     Richland /1          :           
    Laurens /1           :           ::     Tensas               :    57,800 
    Morgan /1            :           ::     West Carroll /1      :           
    Pulaski /1           :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 30            :   205,550 
  District 50            :   10,850  ::                          :           
                         :           ::     Catahoula /1         :           
    Bulloch /1           :           ::     Concordia /1         :           
    Burke                :    4,150  ::     Pointe Coupee /1     :           
    Candler /1           :           ::     Rapides /1           :           
    Jefferson /1         :           ::                          :           
    Screven /1           :           ::   District 50            :    37,300 
                         :           ::                          :           
  District 60            :   17,600  :: LA Total                 :   265,550 
                         :           ::                          :           
    Calhoun /1           :           ::                          :           
    Decatur /1           :           ::                          :           
    Early /1             :           ::                          :           
    Lee /1               :           ::                          :           
    Miller /1            :           ::                          :           
    Mitchell /1          :           ::                          :           
    Randolph /1          :           ::                          :           
    Seminole /1          :           ::                          :           
    Sumter /1            :           ::                          :           
    Terrell /1           :           ::                          :           
    Thomas /1            :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::                          :           
  District 70            :  143,600  ::                          :           
                         :           ::                          :           
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                  --continued

      Cotton Ginnings: All Cotton Running Bales Ginned as of November 1      
   by County, District, State and United States, Crop Year 2008 (continued)  
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          State/         :  Running  ::           State/         :  Running  
         County/         :   Bales   ::          County/         :   Bales   
         District        :  Ginned   ::          District        :  Ginned   
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                         :           :: MS Total                 :   393,050 
Mississippi              :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::                          :           
    Bolivar              :   21,750  :: Missouri                 :           
    Coahoma              :   69,350  ::                          :           
    Quitman /1           :           ::     Dunklin              :   195,000 
    Tallahatchie         :   15,150  ::     New Madrid           :    88,050 
    Tunica               :   24,850  ::     Pemiscot             :    67,900 
                         :           ::     Scott /1             :           
  District 10 /3         :  131,100  ::     Stoddard /1          :           
                         :           ::                          :           
    Benton /1            :           ::   District 90            :   407,700 
    Calhoun              :    9,350  ::                          :           
    Desoto /1            :           :: MO Total                 :   407,700 
    Lafayette /1         :           ::                          :           
    Panola               :    5,300  ::                          :           
    Yalobusha /1         :           :: New Mexico               :           
                         :           ::                          :           
  District 20            :   34,300  ::     Dona Ana /1          :           
                         :           ::     Eddy /1              :           
    Lee /1               :           ::                          :           
    Pontotoc /1          :           ::   District 90 /2         :           
                         :           ::                          :           
  District 30 /2         :           ::     D10 Northwest        :       150 
                         :           :: NM Total                 :     3,000 
    Humphreys /1         :           ::                          :           
    Leflore              :   52,450  ::                          :           
    Sharkey /1           :           :: North Carolina           :           
    Sunflower            :   18,950  ::                          :           
    Washington           :   26,800  ::     Anson /1             :           
    Yazoo                :   35,050  ::     Cleveland /1         :           
                         :           ::     Stanly /1            :           
  District 40 /3         :  133,250  ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 60            :    10,750 
    Carroll /1           :           ::                          :           
    Holmes               :   16,900  ::     Bertie /1            :           
    Montgomery /1        :           ::     Chowan /1            :           
    Webster /1           :           ::     Edgecombe /1         :           
                         :           ::     Gates /1             :           
  District 50            :   25,950  ::     Halifax              :    16,700 
                         :           ::     Hertford /1          :           
    Monroe /1            :           ::     Martin /1            :           
                         :           ::     Nash /1              :           
  District 60 /2         :           ::     Northampton          :    29,450 
                         :           ::     Perquimans /1        :           
    Hinds /1             :           ::                          :           
    Jefferson /1         :           ::   District 70            :   117,850 
    Warren /1            :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::     Beaufort /1          :           
  District 70            :   13,000  ::     Greene /1            :           
                         :           ::     Hyde /1              :           
                         :           ::     Jones /1             :           
                         :           ::     Lenoir /1            :           
                         :           ::     Pitt /1              :           
                         :           ::     Wayne /1             :           
                         :           ::     Wilson /1            :           
                         :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 80            :    68,300 
                         :           ::                          :           
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                  --continued

      Cotton Ginnings: All Cotton Running Bales Ginned as of November 1      
   by County, District, State and United States, Crop Year 2008 (continued)  
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          State/         :  Running  ::           State/         :  Running  
         County/         :   Bales   ::          County/         :   Bales   
         District        :  Ginned   ::          District        :  Ginned   
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                         :           :: SC Total                 :    79,300 
North Carolina  - cont.  :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::                          :           
    Columbus /1          :           :: Tennessee                :           
    Duplin /1            :           ::                          :           
    Harnett /1           :           ::     Lake /1              :           
    Robeson /1           :           ::     Lauderdale /1        :           
    Sampson /1           :           ::     Tipton               :    42,450 
                         :           ::                          :           
  District 90            :   34,950  ::   District 10            :    75,700 
                         :           ::                          :           
NC Total                 :  231,850  ::     Carroll /1           :           
                         :           ::     Crockett             :    75,350 
                         :           ::     Fayette /1           :           
Oklahoma                 :           ::     Gibson               :    32,800 
                         :           ::     Hardeman /1          :           
    Caddo /1             :           ::     Haywood              :    62,650 
    Harmon /1            :           ::     Madison /1           :           
    Jackson /1           :           ::                          :           
    Tillman /1           :           ::   District 20 /3         :   170,800 
                         :           ::                          :           
  District 30 /2         :           ::     Lincoln /1           :           
                         :           ::                          :           
    Grady /1             :           ::   District 40 /2         :           
                         :           ::                          :           
  District 50 /2         :           :: TN Total                 :   359,600 
                         :           ::                          :           
OK Total                 :   44,050  ::                          :           
                         :           :: Texas                    :           
                         :           ::                          :           
South Carolina           :           ::     Briscoe /1           :           
                         :           ::     Carson /1            :           
    Darlington /1        :           ::     Deaf Smith /1        :           
    Dillon /1            :           ::     Floyd                :    14,150 
    Marlboro             :   17,800  ::     Hale                 :    11,200 
    Williamsburg /1      :           ::     Hansford /1          :           
                         :           ::     Swisher              :     1,900 
  District 30            :   35,650  ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 11            :    29,200 
    Calhoun              :   12,000  ::                          :           
    Clarendon /1         :           ::     Bailey /1            :           
    Lee /1               :           ::     Cochran /1           :           
    Orangeburg           :   12,750  ::     Crosby               :     5,900 
    Sumter               :    4,700  ::     Dawson               :     7,000 
                         :           ::     Gaines               :    27,050 
  District 50 /3         :   29,450  ::     Glasscock /1         :           
                         :           ::     Hockley              :     9,850 
    Hampton /1           :           ::     Lamb                 :     3,800 
                         :           ::     Lubbock              :    14,800 
  District 80 /2         :           ::     Lynn                 :     4,450 
                         :           ::     Martin               :     1,100 
                         :           ::     Terry                :     4,200 
                         :           ::     Yoakum /1            :           
                         :           ::                          :           
                         :           ::   District 12            :    84,600 
                         :           ::                          :           
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                  --continued

       Cotton Ginnings: All Cotton Running Bales Ginned as of November 1        
by County, District, State and United States, Crop Year 2008 (continued)
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            State/           Running          State/         Running
           County/           Bales            County/        Bales
           District          Ginned           District       Ginned
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Texas  - cont.                             District 81 /2

        Collingsworth /1                       Kleberg /1
        Donley /1                              Nueces         63,900
        Hall /1                                Refugio /1
        Wilbarger /1                           San Patricio  169,450

    District 21               3,750        District 82 /3    233,350

        Fisher /1                              Brazoria /1
        Haskell               2,650            Calhoun /1
        Jones                 5,900            Fort Bend      39,400
        Knox /1                                Jackson /1
        Mitchell /1                            Matagorda /1
        Nolan /1                               Wharton        86,950
        Runnels               9,550
        Scurry /1
                                           District 90       176,350
    District 22              23,950
                                               Zavala /1
        Ellis                16,400
        Falls /1                           District 96 /2
        Hill                 21,450
        Hunt /1                                Cameron         6,200
        Lamar /1                               Hidalgo /1
        Milam /1                               Willacy /1
        Navarro /1
        Williamson           22,600        District 97 /3      6,200

    District 40              81,100      TX Total            807,050

        Brazos /1                        
        Robertson /1                     Virginia
        Walker /1
                                         VA Total             38,850
    District 52              31,550

        El Paso /1

    District 60 /2

        Concho /1
        Tom Green /1
        Upton /1

    District 70              10,700

        Burleson /1
        Caldwell /1

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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.

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