SIC 0724 Cotton Ginning

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SIC 0724
COTTON GINNING

This category includes establishments engaged in cotton ginning.

NAICS Code(s)

115111 (Cotton Ginning)

Cotton gins are machines used to separate cotton fibers from cotton seeds, a process that must be done before cotton fibers can be used for textiles. High quality cotton is the combined result of the original characteristics of the fiber and the degree of cleaning and drying it receives. The amount of trash and moisture in the cotton helps to determine the efficiency of the overall ginning process.

In 2002, cotton gins in the United States produced approximately 14.4 million bales of cotton, compared to 17.6 million bales in 2001. The decline was due to poor weather conditions and falling prices, as well as an increase in foreign production. Low labor costs in countries like China and Brazil had allowed global cotton producers to flood the U.S. market with inexpensive cotton. U.S. imports of cotton had grown by 5 million bales between 1997 and...

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