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2012 Missouri cotton ginnings below 2011

USDA reports 2012 cotton ginnings in Missouri were 774,450 480-pound bales, compared to 779,250 in 2011 and bales averaged 491.9 pounds, compared to 490.4 the year prior.

Nationally, cotton ginnings were up on the year at 17,285,850 480-pound bales, compared to 15,558,000 in 2011 and all bales averaged 492.9 pounds, compared to 492.8 the previous year.

USDA adds there were 671 active cotton gins in 2012, compared to 682 during the 2011 crop year.

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