Cotton Ginnings - 2015 Summary Release

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Cotton Ginnings
2015 Summary
May 2016

ISSN: 2159-7804

Contents
Running Bales Ginned by Crop – States and United States: 2012-2015 ................................................................................ 4
All Cotton Running Bales Ginned by Percent – States: 2015 Crop ........................................................................................ 5
Average Net Weight per Bale – States and United States: 2013-2015 ................................................................................... 5
Running Bales Produced and Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned by Crop – States and United States:
2014 and 2015 Crop ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Running Bales Ginned Biweekly by Crop – States and United States: 2015 Crop ................................................................ 7
All Cotton Running Bales Ginned, Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned, Active Gins, and Average Bale
Weight – Counties, Districts, States, and United States: 2015 Crop .................................................................................... 10
Number of Active Gins by Size Group – States and United States: 2015 Crop Year........................................................... 18
2015 Cotton Ginnings Comments ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Statistical Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 20

Cotton Ginnings 2015 Summary (May 2016)
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Running Bales Ginned by Crop – States and United States: 2012-2015
[Excluding linters]
Crop and State

Running bales ginned
2012 Crop

2013 Crop

2014 Crop

2015 Crop

(number)

(number)

(number)

(number)

Upland
Alabama ......................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas ......................
California .....................
Florida ..........................
Georgia ........................
Kansas .........................
Louisiana .....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................

764,150
545,450
1,244,700
534,600
131,550
2,857,850
72,450
475,350
916,550
755,700

568,250
452,150
699,150
338,850
124,400
2,294,400
43,550
321,500
666,850
504,850

642,850
454,400
804,200
231,000
139,600
2,528,650
50,500
403,050
966,800
578,400

531,650
261,400
481,300
169,650
111,100
2,220,550
37,300
192,850
613,350
405,400

New Mexico .................
North Carolina ..............
Oklahoma ....................
South Carolina .............
Tennessee ...................
Texas ...........................
Virginia .........................

39,000
1,221,250
119,350
548,900
731,350
4,948,950
176,600

31,900
773,300
132,650
319,950
415,450
4,087,400
135,700

34,750
1,013,300
241,400
472,150
494,900
6,075,650
199,150

18,800
521,600
344,950
138,600
300,750
5,631,450
132,050

United States ...............

16,083,750

11,910,300

15,330,750

12,112,750

American Pima
Arizona ........................
California .....................
New Mexico .................
Texas ...........................

7,300
723,950
5,800
12,950

3,250
587,400
7,100
13,000

29,750
479,550
9,350
26,250

30,100
346,400
14,250
25,450

United States ...............

750,000

610,750

544,900

416,200

All
Alabama ......................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas ......................
California .....................
Florida ..........................
Georgia ........................
Kansas .........................
Louisiana .....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................

764,150
552,750
1,244,700
1,258,550
131,550
2,857,850
72,450
475,350
916,550
755,700

568,250
455,400
699,150
926,250
124,400
2,294,400
43,550
321,500
666,850
504,850

642,850
484,150
804,200
710,550
139,600
2,528,650
50,500
403,050
966,800
578,400

531,650
291,500
481,300
516,050
111,100
2,220,550
37,300
192,850
613,350
405,400

New Mexico .................
North Carolina ..............
Oklahoma ....................
South Carolina .............
Tennessee ...................
Texas ...........................
Virginia .........................

44,800
1,221,250
119,350
548,900
731,350
4,961,900
176,600

39,000
773,300
132,650
319,950
415,450
4,100,400
135,700

44,100
1,013,300
241,400
472,150
494,900
6,101,900
199,150

33,050
521,600
344,950
138,600
300,750
5,656,900
132,050

United States ...............

16,833,750

12,521,050

15,875,650

12,528,950

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned by Percent – States: 2015 Crop
[United States all cotton running bales ginned is 12,528,950. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding]
State

Percent ginned

State

Percent ginned

(percent)
Alabama ................................................
Arizona ..................................................
Arkansas ...............................................
California ...............................................
Florida ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Kansas ..................................................
Louisiana ...............................................
Mississippi .............................................

(percent)
4.2
2.3
3.8
4.1
0.9
17.7
0.3
1.5
4.9

Missouri ................................................
New Mexico ..........................................
North Carolina ......................................
Oklahoma .............................................
South Carolina ......................................
Tennessee ............................................
Texas ...................................................
Virginia .................................................

3.2
0.3
4.2
2.8
1.1
2.4
45.2
1.1

Average Net Weight per Bale – States and United States: 2013-2015
Crop and State

Average net weight per bale
2013 Crop

2014 Crop

2015 Crop

(pounds)

(pounds)

(pounds)

Upland
Alabama .............................................................
Arizona ...............................................................
Arkansas ............................................................
California ............................................................
Florida ................................................................
Georgia ..............................................................
Kansas ...............................................................
Louisiana ............................................................
Mississippi ..........................................................
Missouri ..............................................................

494.2
491.0
493.1
494.9
490.6
495.7
488.3
488.4
490.4
490.4

491.6
493.2
488.3
496.0
488.5
496.4
483.1
490.5
492.4
490.4

492.5
491.6
489.7
495.9
492.4
495.9
486.2
489.9
492.4
490.2

New Mexico ........................................................
North Carolina ....................................................
Oklahoma ...........................................................
South Carolina ....................................................
Tennessee ..........................................................
Texas .................................................................
Virginia ...............................................................

492.0
497.4
486.9
494.1
491.1
492.4
493.4

490.0
498.0
490.3
494.1
491.6
490.9
490.1

489.1
497.6
487.9
494.7
491.6
491.9
494.5

United States ......................................................

493.1

492.4

492.7

American Pima
Arizona ...............................................................
California ............................................................
New Mexico ........................................................
Texas .................................................................

487.4
498.3
496.9
492.9

488.8
499.4
492.0
488.2

499.1
499.7
493.2
489.9

United States ......................................................

498.2

498.2

498.9

All
United States ......................................................

493.4

492.6

492.9

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Running Bales Produced and Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned by Crop – States and United States:
2014 and 2015 Crop
Crop and State

Equivalent 480-pound
bales ginned

Running bales produced
2014 Crop

2015 Crop

2014 Crop

2015 Crop

(number)

(number)

(number)

(number)

Upland
Alabama ...............................................
Arizona .................................................
Arkansas ...............................................
California ..............................................
Florida ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Kansas ..................................................
Louisiana ..............................................
Mississippi ............................................
Missouri ................................................

636,850
476,450
768,800
206,750
186,100
2,480,750
47,100
394,300
1,050,900
556,900

539,450
269,550
460,400
159,350
147,250
2,178,000
34,400
184,300
654,900
391,600

658,400
466,850
818,200
238,750
142,100
2,614,800
50,800
411,900
991,800
590,900

545,500
267,750
491,050
175,250
113,950
2,294,300
37,800
196,850
629,150
414,050

New Mexico ..........................................
North Carolina .......................................
Oklahoma .............................................
South Carolina ......................................
Tennessee ............................................
Texas ....................................................
Virginia ..................................................

62,050
959,350
263,250
510,850
481,450
6,032,100
216,650

58,350
507,850
365,600
149,200
297,650
5,576,300
138,600

35,450
1,051,250
246,550
486,050
506,900
6,214,250
203,300

19,200
540,750
350,650
142,850
308,000
5,771,000
136,000

United States ........................................

15,330,600

12,112,750

15,728,250

12,434,100

American Pima
Arizona .................................................
California ..............................................
New Mexico ..........................................
Texas ....................................................

29,300
480,000
8,050
27,550

29,700
346,800
12,650
27,050

30,300
498,950
9,600
26,700

31,300
360,650
14,600
26,000

United States ........................................

544,900

416,200

565,550

432,550

All
Alabama ...............................................
Arizona .................................................
Arkansas ...............................................
California ..............................................
Florida ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Kansas ..................................................
Lousiana ...............................................
Mississippi ............................................
Missouri ................................................

636,850
505,750
768,800
686,750
186,100
2,480,750
47,100
394,300
1,050,900
556,900

539,450
299,250
460,400
506,150
147,250
2,178,000
34,400
184,300
654,900
391,600

658,400
497,150
818,200
737,700
142,100
2,614,800
50,800
411,900
991,800
590,900

545,500
299,050
491,050
535,900
113,950
2,294,300
37,800
196,850
629,150
414,050

New Mexico ..........................................
North Carolina .......................................
Oklahoma .............................................
South Carolina ......................................
Tennessee ............................................
Texas ....................................................
Virginia ..................................................

70,100
959,350
263,250
510,850
481,450
6,059,650
216,650

71,000
507,850
365,600
149,200
297,650
5,603,350
138,600

45,050
1,051,250
246,550
486,050
506,900
6,240,950
203,300

33,800
540,750
350,650
142,850
308,000
5,797,000
136,000

United States ........................................

15,875,500

12,528,950

16,293,800

12,866,650

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Cotton Ginnings 2015 Summary (May 2016)
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Running Bales Ginned Biweekly by Crop – States and United States: 2015 Crop
[Excluding linters]
Crop and State

Running bales ginned
October 1, 2015

October 15, 2015

November 1, 2015

(number)

(number)

(number)

Upland
Alabama ................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Kansas ..................................
Louisiana ...............................
Mississippi .............................
Missouri .................................

8,950
(D)
8,550
(D)
26,050
44,900
28,650
(D)

48,850
(D)
102,150
(D)
(D)
97,250
121,800
171,600
38,000

171,700
49,800
279,500
50,300
26,950
441,550
176,900
376,750
202,250

New Mexico ...........................
North Carolina .......................
Oklahoma ..............................
South Carolina .......................
Tennessee .............................
Texas ....................................
Virginia ..................................

5,700
2,200
(D)
494,900
(D)

(D)
26,100
(D)
4,650
34,250
742,800
6,600

(D)
185,400
35,000
29,000
159,600
(D)
52,400

United States .........................

(D)

1,433,800

3,622,250

American Pima
Arizona ..................................
California ...............................
New Mexico ...........................
Texas ....................................

(D)
-

(D)
(D)
-

3,500
76,500
(D)
(D)

United States .........................

(D)

13,800

81,450

All
Alabama ................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Kansas ..................................
Louisiana ...............................
Mississippi .............................
Missouri .................................

8,950
(D)
8,550
(D)
(D)
26,050
44,900
28,650
(D)

48,850
(D)
102,150
24,150
(D)
97,250
121,800
171,600
38,000

171,700
53,300
279,500
126,800
26,950
441,550
176,900
376,750
202,250

New Mexico ...........................
North Carolina .......................
Oklahoma ..............................
South Carolina .......................
Tennessee .............................
Texas ....................................
Virginia ..................................

5,700
2,200
(D)
494,900
(D)

(D)
26,100
(D)
4,650
34,250
742,800
6,600

1,500
185,400
35,000
29,000
159,600
1,385,100
52,400

United States .........................

634,500

1,447,600

3,703,700

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Running Bales Ginned Biweekly by Crop – States and United States: 2015 Crop (continued)
[Excluding linters]
Crop and State

Running bales ginned
November 15, 2015

December 1, 2015

December 15, 2015

(number)

(number)

(number)

Upland
Alabama ................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ................................
California ...............................
Florida ....................................
Georgia ..................................
Kansas ...................................
Louisiana ...............................
Mississippi .............................
Missouri .................................

263,050
81,850
403,300
88,100
46,050
756,900
(D)
184,350
496,100
318,400

377,050
125,300
466,450
121,000
68,300
1,193,000
(D)
188,700
575,800
391,650

469,550
172,450
481,250
139,050
99,700
1,651,700
(D)
191,900
603,100
405,300

New Mexico ...........................
North Carolina ........................
Oklahoma ..............................
South Carolina .......................
Tennessee .............................
Texas .....................................
Virginia ...................................

4,150
282,700
80,650
45,150
243,450
(D)
83,500

(D)
411,400
127,700
76,600
298,450
3,132,200
120,750

14,550
492,400
179,800
103,600
299,900
(D)
128,650

United States .........................

5,564,800

7,695,200

9,499,500

American Pima
Arizona ..................................
California ...............................
New Mexico ...........................
Texas .....................................

9,750
156,000
(D)
(D)

16,100
232,200
5,500
6,150

20,700
286,700
(D)
(D)

United States .........................

173,450

259,950

330,800

All
Alabama ................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ................................
California ...............................
Florida ....................................
Georgia ..................................
Kansas ...................................
Louisiana ...............................
Mississippi .............................
Missouri .................................

263,050
91,600
403,300
244,100
46,050
756,900
(D)
184,350
496,100
318,400

377,050
141,400
466,450
353,200
68,300
1,193,000
(D)
188,700
575,800
391,650

469,550
193,150
481,250
425,750
99,700
1,651,700
(D)
191,900
603,100
405,300

New Mexico ...........................
North Carolina ........................
Oklahoma ..............................
South Carolina .......................
Tennessee .............................
Texas .....................................
Virginia ...................................

(D)
282,700
80,650
45,150
243,450
2,186,300
83,500

(D)
411,400
127,700
76,600
298,450
3,138,350
120,750

(D)
492,400
179,800
103,600
299,900
4,068,000
128,650

United States .........................

5,738,250

7,955,150

9,830,300

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Running Bales Ginned Biweekly by Crop – States and United States: 2015 Crop (continued)
[Excluding linters]
Crop and State

Running bales ginned
January 1, 2016

January 15, 2016

February 1, 2016

March 1, 2016

(number)

(number)

(number)

(number)

Upland
Alabama ......................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas .....................
California .....................
Florida .........................
Georgia .......................
Kansas ........................
Louisiana .....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................

514,850
210,550
481,300
162,050
107,500
1,994,950
18,900
192,200
613,350
405,400

523,650
229,950
481,300
169,250
109,950
2,121,100
27,650
192,700
613,350
405,400

528,450
260,050
481,300
169,600
111,050
2,185,900
33,250
192,700
613,350
405,400

531,500
261,400
481,300
169,600
111,100
2,219,600
37,200
192,850
613,350
405,400

New Mexico .................
North Carolina .............
Oklahoma ....................
South Carolina .............
Tennessee ...................
Texas ..........................
Virginia ........................

18,300
520,100
223,400
126,700
300,200
4,697,200
131,000

18,800
520,750
269,300
135,000
300,250
5,087,550
131,300

18,800
521,400
314,400
137,950
300,350
5,429,300
132,050

18,800
521,600
342,400
138,600
300,750
5,624,450
132,050

United States ...............

10,717,950

11,337,250

11,835,300

12,101,950

American Pima
Arizona ........................
California .....................
New Mexico .................
Texas ..........................

25,800
316,900
13,850
17,050

27,800
336,350
14,250
20,850

29,600
346,400
14,250
25,000

29,600
346,400
14,250
25,200

United States ...............

373,600

399,250

415,250

415,450

All
Alabama ......................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas .....................
California .....................
Florida .........................
Georgia .......................
Kansas ........................
Louisiana .....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................

514,850
236,350
481,300
478,950
107,500
1,994,950
18,900
192,200
613,350
405,400

523,650
257,750
481,300
505,600
109,950
2,121,100
27,650
192,700
613,350
405,400

528,450
289,650
481,300
516,000
111,050
2,185,900
33,250
192,700
613,350
405,400

531,500
291,000
481,300
516,000
111,100
2,219,600
37,200
192,850
613,350
405,400

New Mexico .................
North Carolina .............
Oklahoma ....................
South Carolina .............
Tennessee ...................
Texas ..........................
Virginia ........................

32,150
520,100
223,400
126,700
300,200
4,714,250
131,000

33,050
520,750
269,300
135,000
300,250
5,108,400
131,300

33,050
521,400
314,400
137,950
300,350
5,454,300
132,050

33,050
521,600
342,400
138,600
300,750
5,649,650
132,050

United States ...............

11,091,550

11,736,500

12,250,550

12,517,400

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned, Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned, Active Gins, and Average Bale
Weight – Counties, Districts, States, and United States: 2015 Crop
County and State

Running bales
ginned

Equivalent 480-pound
bales ginned

Number of
active gins

Average weight per
running bale ginned

(number)

(number)

(number)

(pounds)

Alabama
Colbert .........................
Lauderdale ...................
Lawrence .....................
Limestone ....................
Madison .......................
District 10 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
33,150
101,000

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
33,650
103,950

1
2
3
3
3
12

497.3
503.2
499.0
492.2
487.2
494.0

Blount ..........................
Cherokee .....................
District 20 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

1
1
2

493.6
488.1
488.7

Chilton .........................
Tallapoosa ...................
District 30 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

1
1
2

480.0
495.5
492.3

Autauga .......................
Elmore .........................
Macon ..........................
Marengo ......................
District 40 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
65,000

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
66,950

1
1
1
1
4

491.8
500.8
493.1
502.9
494.4

Escambia .....................
Mobile ..........................
Monroe ........................
District 50 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
91,850

(D)
(D)
(D)
94,500

1
1
1
3

496.1
493.3
489.0
493.8

Coffee ..........................
Covington ....................
Geneva ........................
Henry ...........................
Houston .......................
Russell .........................
District 60 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
198,100

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
202,800

1
1
1
2
1
1
7

487.7
494.0
498.5
485.6
499.2
488.0
491.4

Alabama Total ..............

531,650

545,500

30

492.5

Arizona
Cochise ........................
Graham ........................
Lapaz ...........................
Maricopa ......................
Pinal ............................
Yuma ...........................
District 80 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
49,200
175,050
(D)
291,200

(D)
(D)
(D)
51,300
178,550
(D)
299,050

1
2
1
4
6
1
15

483.0
503.0
480.1
500.5
490.3
490.1
492.9

Arizona total .................

291,500

299,050

15

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned, Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned, Active Gins, and Average Bale
Weight – Counties, Districts, States, and United States: 2015 Crop (continued)
County and State

Running bales
ginned

Equivalent 480-pound
bales ginned

Number of
active gins

Average weight per
running bale ginned

(number)

(number)

(number)

(pounds)

Arkansas
Clay .............................
Craighead ....................
Greene ........................
Mississippi ...................
Poinsett .......................
District 30 ....................

(D)
55,350
(D)
147,750
(D)
262,550

(D)
56,950
(D)
151,300
(D)
268,350

1
4
1
7
2
15

479.0
493.9
506.0
491.4
485.4
490.6

Crittenden ....................
Lee ..............................
Monroe ........................
Saint Francis ...............
District 60 ....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
95,100

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
97,250

1
1
1
1
4

498.0
484.0
491.0
499.0
490.7

Ashely .........................
Chicot ..........................
Desha ..........................
Lincoln .........................
District 90 ....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
123,650

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
125,450

4
1
1
1
7

487.5
493.0
487.0
484.0
487.0

Arkansas total ..............

481,300

491,050

26

489.7

California
Sutter ...........................
District 50 ....................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

507.6
507.6

Fresno .........................
Kern .............................
Kings ...........................
Madera ........................
Merced ........................
Tulare ..........................
District 51 ....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

10
4
7
1
1
3
26

498.1
497.0
502.6
494.0
491.8
503.2
499.0

Riverside .....................
District 80 ....................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

486.5
486.5

California total ..............

516,050

535,900

28

498.5

Florida
Escambia .....................
Jackson .......................
Santa Rosa ..................
District 10 ....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
111,100

(D)
(D)
(D)
113,950

1
1
2
4

473.6
497.4
494.4
492.4

Florida total ..................

111,100

113,950

4

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned, Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned, Active Gins, and Average Bale
Weight – Counties, Districts, States, and United States: 2015 Crop (continued)
County and State

Running bales
ginned

Equivalent 480-pound
bales ginned

Number of
active gins

Average weight per
running bale ginned

(number)

(number)

(number)

(pounds)

Georgia
Bartow .........................
District 10 .....................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

474.8
474.8

Bleckley .......................
Dodge ..........................
Laurens ........................
Morgan ........................
Pulaski .........................
District 50 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
77,250

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
80,100

1
1
2
1
1
6

493.0
510.0
500.0
498.0
499.7
497.9

Bulloch .........................
Burke ...........................
Candler ........................
Jefferson ......................
Screven .......................
District 60 .....................

(D)
65,050
(D)
(D)
(D)
283,500

(D)
68,150
(D)
(D)
(D)
294,350

2
4
2
2
1
11

498.2
502.6
489.9
497.3
498.1
498.3

Calhoun .......................
Decatur ........................
Early ............................
Lee ..............................
Miller ............................
Mitchell ........................
Randolph .....................
Seminole ......................
Sumter .........................
Terrell ..........................
Thomas ........................
District 70 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
610,950

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
630,850

1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
14

495.4
495.5
489.9
484.0
495.0
494.4
491.6
495.0
489.8
498.5
502.8
495.6

Berrien .........................
Brooks .........................
Coffee ..........................
Colquitt ........................
Cook ............................
Crisp ............................
Dooly ...........................
Irwin .............................
Jeff Davis .....................
Tift ...............................
Turner ..........................
Wilcox ..........................
Worth ...........................
District 80 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)
272,800
(D)
(D)
198,650
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
1,138,450

(D)
(D)
(D)
283,000
(D)
(D)
205,050
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
1,175,700

2
2
2
6
1
2
6
1
1
2
1
1
1
28

488.1
499.3
493.0
497.9
498.4
507.0
495.5
500.0
488.3
493.2
495.8
491.1
491.3
495.7

Appling .........................
District 90 .....................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

2
2

495.6
495.6

Georgia total ................

2,220,550

2,294,300

62

495.9

Kansas
Stevens ........................
District 30 .....................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

491.0
491.0

Harper ..........................
Pratt .............................
District 60 .....................

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

1
1
2

485.5
489.9
486.5

Cowley .........................
District 90 .....................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

484.0
484.0

Kansas total .................

37,300

37,800

4

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned, Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned, Active Gins, and Average Bale
Weight – Counties, Districts, States, and United States: 2015 Crop (continued)
County and State

Running bales
ginned

Equivalent 480-pound
bales ginned

Number of
active gins

Average weight per
running bale ginned

(number)

(number)

(number)

(pounds)

Louisiana
Caddo ................................
Red River ..........................
District 10 ..........................

(D)
(D)
30,050

(D)
(D)
31,100

3
1
4

498.6
491.0
496.5

East Carroll ........................
Franklin .............................
Richland ............................
Tensas ..............................
District 30 ..........................

22,650
(D)
(D)
(D)
89,700

22,650
(D)
(D)
(D)
91,350

3
2
1
2
8

479.5
493.1
499.0
488.8
488.9

Avoyelles ...........................
Catahoula ..........................
Concordia ..........................
Pointe Coupee ...................
Rapides .............................
District 50 ..........................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
73,100

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
74,400

1
2
1
1
2
7

482.0
483.2
497.0
485.0
492.1
488.5

Louisiana total ...................

192,850

196,850

19

489.9

Mississippi
Bolivar ...............................
Coahoma ...........................
Quitman .............................
Tallahatchie .......................
Tunica ...............................
District 10 ..........................

(D)
117,200
(D)
(D)
(D)
178,150

(D)
120,150
(D)
(D)
(D)
182,300

1
6
2
2
2
13

512.0
491.8
491.5
485.6
490.5
491.2

Benton ...............................
Calhoun .............................
De Soto .............................
Panola ...............................
Yalobusha .........................
District 20 ..........................

(D)
(D)
(D)
26,850
(D)
82,750

(D)
(D)
(D)
28,200
(D)
84,700

1
1
1
3
1
7

486.0
494.0
481.0
503.5
482.0
491.4

Lee ....................................
District 30 ..........................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

498.0
498.0

Humphreys ........................
Leflore ...............................
Sharkey .............................
Sunflower ..........................
Washington .......................
Yazoo ................................
District 40 ..........................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
18,250
73,200
185,700

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
18,400
75,550
190,450

2
3
1
1
3
4
14

487.4
494.8
482.3
472.0
484.0
495.5
492.4

Carroll ................................
Holmes ..............................
Montgomery ......................
District 50 ..........................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

1
1
1
3

508.0
497.0
482.0
495.3

Monroe ..............................
Noxubee ............................
District 60 ..........................

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

1
1
2

503.0
495.0
496.8

Hinds .................................
District 70 ..........................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

473.0
473.0

Mississippi total .................

613,350

629,150

41

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned, Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned, Active Gins, and Average Bale
Weight – Counties, Districts, States, and United States: 2015 Crop (continued)
County and State

Running bales
ginned

Equivalent 480-pound
bales ginned

Number of
active gins

Average weight per
running bale ginned

(number)

(number)

(number)

(pounds)

Missouri
Dunklin ...............................
New Madrid ........................
Pemiscot ............................
Scott ..................................
Stoddard ............................
District 90 ...........................

171,100
124,600
29,500
(D)
(D)
405,400

174,550
127,950
30,450
(D)
(D)
414,050

9
8
4
2
2
25

489.8
493.0
495.1
491.8
482.3
490.2

Missouri total ......................

405,400

414,050

25

490.2

New Mexico
Chaves ..............................
Dona Ana ...........................
Eddy ..................................
District 90 ...........................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

1
2
2
5

480.0
491.6
491.2
490.9

New Mexico total ................

33,050

33,800

5

490.9

North Carolina
Anson ................................
Cleveland ...........................
Stanly .................................
District 60 ...........................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

1
2
1
4

499.5
507.7
496.7
497.8

Bertie .................................
Chowan .............................
Edgecombe ........................
Gates .................................
Halifax ................................
Hertford ..............................
Martin .................................
Nash ..................................
Northampton ......................
Perquimans ........................
District 70 ...........................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
87,800
(D)
(D)
(D)
71,900
(D)
297,100

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
90,500
(D)
(D)
(D)
74,600
(D)
306,850

2
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
5
1
19

497.6
492.5
503.9
483.1
495.4
505.0
485.5
502.3
498.3
491.7
495.8

Beaufort .............................
Greene ...............................
Jones .................................
Lenoir .................................
Pitt .....................................
Wayne ...............................
Wilson ................................
District 80 ...........................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
115,200

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
119,950

1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8

502.0
499.0
498.7
499.0
497.3
510.4
497.4
500.0

Bladen ...............................
Cumberland .......................
Duplin ................................
Hoke ..................................
Robeson ............................
Sampson ...........................
District 90 ...........................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

1
1
1
1
1
2
7

502.9
498.7
499.0
504.9
511.6
495.7
501.5

North Carolina total ............

521,600

540,750

38

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned, Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned, Active Gins, and Average Bale
Weight – Counties, Districts, States, and United States: 2015 Crop (continued)
County and State

Running bales
ginned

Equivalent 480-pound
bales ginned

Number of
active gins

Average weight per
running bale ginned

(number)

(number)

(number)

(pounds)

Oklahoma
Custer ..................................
Washita ...............................
District 20 ............................

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

1
2
3

492.0
479.3
481.3

Caddo ..................................
Harmon ...............................
Jackson ...............................
Kiowa ..................................
Tillman .................................
District 30 ............................

(D)
(D)
205,300
(D)
46,150
321,700

(D)
(D)
210,550
(D)
45,900
327,200

1
2
3
1
3
10

480.0
484.5
492.2
506.1
477.3
488.2

Grady ..................................
District 50 ............................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

500.0
500.0

Oklahoma total ....................

344,950

350,650

14

487.9

South Carolina
Darlington ............................
Dillon ...................................
Florence ..............................
Marlboro ..............................
Williamsburg ........................
District 30 ............................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

1
1
1
2
1
6

499.1
497.0
503.8
507.8
480.0
499.0

Calhoun ...............................
Clarendon ............................
Lee ......................................
Lexington .............................
Orangeburg .........................
Sumter .................................
District 50 ............................

(D)
(D)
6,750
(D)
(D)
(D)
81,650

(D)
(D)
6,950
(D)
(D)
(D)
83,850

3
1
3
1
2
2
12

490.1
495.9
496.4
492.0
495.4
491.0
492.7

Hampton ..............................
District 80 ............................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

494.5
494.5

South Carolina total .............

138,600

142,850

19

494.7

Tennessee
Lake ....................................
Lauderdale ..........................
Tipton ..................................
District 10 ............................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

1
2
1
4

490.0
491.6
499.9
494.2

Carroll ..................................
Crockett ...............................
Fayette ................................
Gibson .................................
Hardeman ............................
Haywood .............................
Madison ...............................
District 20 ............................

(D)
75,400
(D)
(D)
(D)
47,200
(D)
222,100

(D)
77,100
(D)
(D)
(D)
48,650
(D)
227,550

1
4
2
2
1
4
1
15

492.5
491.3
492.0
489.6
499.0
494.6
483.0
491.8

Lincoln .................................
District 40 ............................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

1
1

481.7
481.7

Tennessee total ...................

300,750

308,000

20

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned, Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned, Active Gins, and Average Bale
Weight – Counties, Districts, States, and United States: 2015 Crop (continued)
County and State

Running bales
ginned

Equivalent 480-pound
bales ginned

Number of
active gins

Average weight per
running bale ginned

(number)

(number)

(number)

(pounds)

Texas
Briscoe .................................
Carson .................................
Castro ..................................
Deaf Smith ...........................
Floyd ....................................
Hale .....................................
Hansford ..............................
Moore ..................................
Parmer .................................
Swisher ................................
District 11 .............................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
216,700
155,150
(D)
(D)
(D)
61,500
707,700

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
225,400
160,550
(D)
(D)
(D)
63,300
733,050

2
1
1
2
8
7
1
1
2
4
29

499.5
493.0
495.0
501.1
499.2
496.7
497.6
488.2
501.1
494.3
497.2

Bailey ...................................
Cochran ...............................
Crosby .................................
Dawson ................................
Gaines .................................
Glasscock ............................
Hockley ................................
Howard ................................
Lamb ....................................
Lubbock ...............................
Lynn .....................................
Martin ...................................
Midland ................................
Terry ....................................
Yoakum ...............................
District 12 .............................

(D)
(D)
200,200
289,150
470,500
(D)
377,150
149,200
226,450
505,300
297,950
131,750
(D)
147,200
193,700
3,219,050

(D)
(D)
204,800
295,700
480,950
(D)
386,100
150,000
234,150
520,350
303,650
132,650
(D)
150,600
196,700
3,293,600

2
2
5
9
8
1
7
4
6
10
6
4
1
6
4
75

490.0
493.2
491.0
490.9
490.7
501.6
491.4
482.6
496.3
494.3
489.2
483.3
490.0
491.1
487.4
491.1

Childress ..............................
Collingswoth ........................
Cottle ...................................
Dickens ................................
Donley .................................
Hall ......................................
Hardeman ............................
Kent .....................................
Motley ..................................
Wilbarger .............................
District 21 .............................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
83,500
(D)
(D)
(D)
27,900
348,150

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
87,100
(D)
(D)
(D)
27,500
358,400

1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
15

480.6
504.3
485.0
488.4
481.7
500.6
499.8
497.6
490.7
473.4
494.1

Fisher ...................................
Haskell .................................
Jones ...................................
Knox ....................................
Mitchell ................................
Nolan ...................................
Runnels ...............................
Scurry ..................................
District 22 .............................

(D)
47,100
81,850
(D)
(D)
(D)
82,600
(D)
452,250

(D)
48,450
83,750
(D)
(D)
(D)
83,550
(D)
463,250

2
5
3
1
3
1
5
2
22

486.0
493.7
491.1
492.0
481.9
507.0
485.6
494.9
491.7

Ellis ......................................
Falls .....................................
Hill .......................................
Hunt .....................................
Lamar ..................................
Navarro ................................
Williamson ...........................
District 40 .............................

11,200
(D)
28,700
(D)
(D)
(D)
23,600
99,500

11,600
(D)
29,750
(D)
(D)
(D)
23,750
101,250

3
1
4
1
1
1
4
15

496.8
484.6
497.0
480.4
479.5
479.2
483.2
488.3

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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All Cotton Running Bales Ginned, Equivalent 480-pound Bales Ginned, Active Gins, and Average Bale
Weight – Counties, Districts, States, and United States: 2015 Crop
County and State

Running bales
ginned

Equivalent 480-pound
bales ginned

Number of
active gins

Average weight per
running bale ginned

(number)

(number)

(number)

(pounds)

Texas - continued
Brazos .................................
Robertson ............................
Walker .................................
District 52 ............................

(D)
(D)
(D)
45,050

(D)
(D)
(D)
45,150

2
1
1
4

481.1
481.0
489.2
481.2

El Paso ................................
Pecos ..................................
Reeves ................................
District 60 ............................

(D)
(D)
(D)
54,200

(D)
(D)
(D)
54,900

1
1
1
3

491.8
472.5
481.0
486.0

Tom Green ..........................
Upton ...................................
District 70 ............................

(D)
(D)
114,550

(D)
(D)
119,050

2
1
3

500.2
495.2
498.7

Burleson ..............................
Caldwell ...............................
District 81 ............................

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

1
1
2

453.0
483.0
464.5

Kleberg ................................
Nueces ................................
Refugio ................................
San Patricio .........................
District 82 ............................

(D)
(D)
(D)
154,250
232,050

(D)
(D)
(D)
157,500
237,650

1
4
1
8
14

489.0
491.1
512.6
490.0
491.6

Brazoria ...............................
Calhoun ...............................
Fort Bend .............................
Jackson ...............................
Matagorda ...........................
Wharton ...............................
District 90 ............................

(D)
(D)
31,450
(D)
(D)
91,150
168,900

(D)
(D)
32,000
(D)
(D)
93,500
172,700

2
1
4
1
1
4
13

490.0
488.2
488.5
488.3
490.1
492.2
490.8

Zavala .................................
District 96 ............................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

2
2

485.8
485.8

Cameron ..............................
Hidalgo ................................
Willacy .................................
District 97 ............................

55,450
(D)
(D)
127,550

56,200
(D)
(D)
129,950

3
4
2
9

486.5
486.2
497.1
489.0

Texas total ...........................

5,656,900

5,797,000

206

491.9

Virginia
Greensville ..........................
Isle Of Wight ........................
Southampton .......................
Suffolk City ..........................
District 90 ............................

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
132,050

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
136,000

1
1
1
1
4

489.3
494.4
493.9
499.0
494.5

Virginia total .........................

132,050

136,000

4

494.5

United States ......................

12,528,950

12,866,650

560

492.9

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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Number of Active Gins by Size Group – States and United States: 2015 Crop Year
State and gin size group

Number of active gins

State and gin size group

(number)

Number of active gins
(number)

Alabama
1 to 2,999 ...............................................
3,000 to 4,999 ........................................
5,000 to 6,999 ........................................
7,000 to 9,999 ........................................
10,000 to 14,999 ....................................
15,000 to 19,999 ....................................
20,000 to 39,999 ....................................
40,000 and over .....................................

1
2
6
4
4
2
7
4

Georgia
1 to 2,999 ..............................................
3,000 to 4,999 .......................................
5,000 to 6,999 .......................................
7,000 to 9,999 .......................................
10,000 to 14,999 ...................................
15,000 to 19,999 ...................................
20,000 to 39,999 ...................................
40,000 and over ....................................

3
1
3
1
5
2
21
26

Alabama total .........................................

30

Georgia total .........................................

62

Arizona
1 to 2,999 ...............................................
3,000 to 4,999 ........................................
5,000 to 6,999 ........................................
7,000 to 9,999 ........................................
10,000 to 14,999 ....................................
15,000 to 19,999 ....................................
20,000 to 39,999 ....................................
40,000 and over .....................................

2
2
1
1
1
2
4
2

Kansas
1 to 2,999 ..............................................
3,000 to 4,999 .......................................
5,000 to 6,999 .......................................
7,000 to 9,999 .......................................
10,000 to 14,999 ...................................
15,000 to 19,999 ...................................
20,000 to 39,999 ...................................
40,000 and over ....................................

2
1
1
-

Arizona total ...........................................

15

Kansas total ..........................................

4

Arkansas
1 to 2,999 ...............................................
3,000 to 4,999 ........................................
5,000 to 6,999 ........................................
7,000 to 9,999 ........................................
10,000 to 14,999 ....................................
15,000 to 19,999 ....................................
20,000 to 39,999 ....................................
40,000 and over .....................................

2
2
1
5
4
4
4
4

Louisiana
1 to 2,999 ..............................................
3,000 to 4,999 .......................................
5,000 to 6,999 .......................................
7,000 to 9,999 .......................................
10,000 to 14,999 ...................................
15,000 to 19,999 ...................................
20,000 to 39,999 ...................................
40,000 and over ....................................

3
4
4
5
1
2
-

Arkansas total ........................................

26

Louisiana total .......................................

19

California
1 to 2,999 ...............................................
3,000 to 4,999 ........................................
5,000 to 6,999 ........................................
7,000 to 9,999 ........................................
10,000 to 14,999 ....................................
15,000 to 19,999 ....................................
20,000 to 39,999 ....................................
40,000 and over .....................................

1
4
4
9
2
4
4

Mississippi
1 to 2,999 ..............................................
3,000 to 4,999 .......................................
5,000 to 6,999 .......................................
7,000 to 9,999 .......................................
10,000 to 14,999 ...................................
15,000 to 19,999 ...................................
20,000 to 39,999 ...................................
40,000 and over ....................................

3
2
6
5
10
8
3
4

California total ........................................

28

Mississippi total .....................................

41

Florida
1 to 2,999 ...............................................
3,000 to 4,999 ........................................
5,000 to 6,999 ........................................
7,000 to 9,999 ........................................
10,000 to 14,999 ....................................
15,000 to 19,999 ....................................
20,000 to 39,999 ....................................
40,000 and over .....................................

1
1
2

Missouri
1 to 2,999 ..............................................
3,000 to 4,999 .......................................
5,000 to 6,999 .......................................
7,000 to 9,999 .......................................
10,000 to 14,999 ...................................
15,000 to 19,999 ...................................
20,000 to 39,999 ...................................
40,000 and over ....................................

1
2
2
5
5
2
8
-

Florida total ............................................

4

Missouri total .........................................

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Number of Active Gins by Size Group – States and United States: 2015 Crop Year (continued)
State and gin size group

Number of active gins

State and gin size group

(number)

Number of active gins
(number)

New Mexico
1 to 2,999 ..............................................
3,000 to 4,999 ........................................
5,000 to 6,999 ........................................
7,000 to 9,999 ........................................
10,000 to 14,999 ....................................
15,000 to 19,999 ....................................
20,000 to 39,999 ....................................
40,000 and over .....................................

3
1
1
-

Tennessee
1 to 2,999 .............................................
3,000 to 4,999 .......................................
5,000 to 6,999 .......................................
7,000 to 9,999 .......................................
10,000 to 14,999 ...................................
15,000 to 19,999 ...................................
20,000 to 39,999 ...................................
40,000 and over ....................................

2
3
5
3
7
-

New Mexico total ...................................

5

Tennessee total ....................................

20

North Carolina
1 to 2,999 ..............................................
3,000 to 4,999 ........................................
5,000 to 6,999 ........................................
7,000 to 9,999 ........................................
10,000 to 14,999 ....................................
15,000 to 19,999 ....................................
20,000 to 39,999 ....................................
40,000 and over .....................................

3
2
4
4
10
8
6
1

Texas
1 to 2,999 .............................................
3,000 to 4,999 .......................................
5,000 to 6,999 .......................................
7,000 to 9,999 .......................................
10,000 to 14,999 ...................................
15,000 to 19,999 ...................................
20,000 to 39,999 ...................................
40,000 and over ....................................

13
13
12
21
21
17
65
44

North Carolina total ................................

38

Texas total ............................................

206

Oklahoma
1 to 2,999 ..............................................
3,000 to 4,999 ........................................
5,000 to 6,999 ........................................
7,000 to 9,999 ........................................
10,000 to 14,999 ....................................
15,000 to 19,999 ....................................
20,000 to 39,999 ....................................
40,000 and over .....................................

1
4
1
1
1
3
3

Virginia
1 to 2,999 .............................................
3,000 to 4,999 .......................................
5,000 to 6,999 .......................................
7,000 to 9,999 .......................................
10,000 to 14,999 ...................................
15,000 to 19,999 ...................................
20,000 to 39,999 ...................................
40,000 and over ....................................

3
1

Oklahoma total ......................................

14

Virginia total ..........................................

4

South Carolina
1 to 2,999 ..............................................
3,000 to 4,999 ........................................
5,000 to 6,999 ........................................
7,000 to 9,999 ........................................
10,000 to 14,999 ....................................
15,000 to 19,999 ....................................
20,000 to 39,999 ....................................
40,000 and over .....................................

3
4
3
6
1
1
1
-

United States
1 to 2,999 .............................................
3,000 to 4,999 .......................................
5,000 to 6,999 .......................................
7,000 to 9,999 .......................................
10,000 to 14,999 ...................................
15,000 to 19,999 ...................................
20,000 to 39,999 ...................................
40,000 and over ....................................

36
45
47
65
78
55
139
95

South Carolina total ...............................

19

United States total ................................

560

- Represents zero.

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2015 Cotton Ginning Comments
Cotton Ginnings: A total of 12.5 million running bales were ginned during the 2015 season, down 21 percent from the
2014 season. There were 560 active cotton gins during the 2015 season, down from the 601 gins that operated in 2014.
Forty-two percent of the gins processed more than 20,000 running bales compared with 53 percent the previous season.

Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedure: The cotton ginnings survey is an enumeration of all active gins and every effort is made to obtain a
report from all ginners. Data are collected on the first and fifteenth of each month (September – January, February 1, and
March 1) for all estimating States while data collection begins with an August 1 survey in Texas. A final survey is
conducted after gins finish ginning for the season. Ginners are asked to report the number of Upland and American Pima
bales ginned prior to the data collection date. Data are collected by telephone, fax, and internet. If a completed report is
not received from an active gin, the bales ginned are estimated using administrative data or imputed using current survey
data for neighboring gins and the previously reported data for the imputed gin.
Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the cotton ginnings survey is used to establish estimates of Upland
and American Pima bales ginned to date. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with
historical estimates.
Revision Policy: Cotton ginnings estimates are subject to revision in the annual report released in May and are based on a
thorough review of all available data.
Reliability: Cotton ginnings estimates are based on a census of all known ginners and therefore, have no sampling
variability. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording,
and processing of the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality
controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section .................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Angie Considine – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum ................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Tony Dahlman – Oats, Soybeans ..................................................................................................... (202) 690-3234
Chris Hawthorn – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet .............................................................................. (202) 720-9526
James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay ....................................................................................... (202) 690-8533
Scott Matthews – Crop Weather, Barley .......................................................................................... (202) 720-7621
Jean Porter – Rye, Wheat ................................................................................................................. (202) 720-8068
Bianca Pruneda – Peanuts, Rice ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688
Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................................... (202) 720-7369

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