# US cotton ginnings reached 917,150 running bales by October 1

> A USDA report released October 9 compares cotton ginned from the 2026 crop with earlier seasons; 2025 data were unavailable because of a lapse in federal funding.

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The US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported 917,150 running bales of cotton ginned from the 2026 crop as of October 1 in its Cotton Ginnings report released October 9. The total was below the same-date counts for the 2023 crop (952,650) and 2024 crop (1,144,900).

The figure counts running bales ginned, excluding linters; it is not an estimate of total harvested production. The 2025 comparison is marked unavailable because of a lapse in federal funding. “D” marks state-operation data withheld to protect confidentiality.

## Data

### Ginning counts

USDA counts as of October 1 for the stated crops.

Methodology: Counts are reported as running bales ginned, excluding linters. The source’s 2025 value remains NA and disclosure-suppressed state data remain marked D.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | 2023 crop, same date | 952,650 running bales; linters excluded. | occurred |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024 crop, same date | 1,144,900 running bales; linters excluded. | occurred |
| 2026-10-01 | Cotton ginned from the 2026 crop | 917,150 running bales; linters excluded. | occurred |

Sources: <https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/796100/ctgn4126.txt> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/us-cotton-ginnings-early-october-2026/data/cotton-ginnings-tally?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/us-cotton-ginnings-early-october-2026/data/cotton-ginnings-tally?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service](<https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/796100/ctgn4126.txt>) (Source checked: 2026-10-11; Published: 2026-10-09)

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