HDR1012000170171011960830 Cotton Ginnings

Released October 11, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters) Prior to
 October 1, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 1993-1996
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       Crop      :                 Running Bales Ginned
        and      : -------------------------------------------------------------
      State      :      1993     :      1994     :      1995     :      1996
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                 :
 All Cotton      :
     AL          :        45,000          21,450          65,050          59,550
     AZ          :        74,800          47,200          36,000          50,400
     AR          :        95,000         226,300         153,250         253,250
     CA          :        35,000          27,400           7,600          26,850
     FL 1/       :
     GA          :        70,950          22,250         186,350         198,600
     LA          :       218,550         328,100         354,450         266,850
     MS          :       175,950         326,750         564,000         480,500
     MO          :        32,550          67,100          12,850          47,950
     NM          :         5,400           2,400               0           2,450
     NC          :        47,150          14,350          23,000          21,600
     OK 1/       :         6,800          31,200               0
     SC          :        34,800          15,050          15,850          61,750
     TN          :        67,600          84,300          69,000         148,400
     TX          :       928,050       1,106,400         954,550         518,400
     VA 1/       :
     US          :     1,845,950       2,324,000       2,454,650       2,143,850
                 :
 Amer-Pima       :
     AZ 1/       :
     CA 1/       :                             0
     NM 1/       :
     TX 1/       :         2,650
     US 1/       :         4,350           1,800           1,800
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 1/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.





                    Bureau of the Census Cotton Information

Cotton consumed during the month ending August 31, 1996, amounted to
842,312 bales.  Cotton on hand in consuming establishments at the end of
August was 580,185 bales, and the total in public storage and compresses was
1,322,513 bales.  Active consuming cotton spindles totaled 2,648,000, and the
quantity of domestic cotton exported, excluding linters, was 144,600 bales.
These and other data were published in "Census Bulletin M22P(96)-08", dated
September 24, 1996.




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The next "Cotton Ginnings" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on
November 12, 1996.


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