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Cotton Gin Operating Costs in the Midsouth 1968-69 and 1969-70

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  • Looney, Zolon M.
  • Shaw, Dale L.

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Gin operating costs in the Midsouth were analyzed for 1968-69 and 1969-70 on the basis of a sample of 48 plants representing over 8 percent of the total ginning capacity of the region. Capacity utilization rates and ginning volumes were down in 1969-70, compared with 1968-69, while per bale operating costs were generally higher. Average capacity utilization declined from 54 percent in 1968-69 to 49 percent in 1969-70, while average total cost per bale increased from $16.33 to $18.05. All overhead costs were up in 1969-70, due mainly to reduced volumes; variable costs rose as a result of general price increases.

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  • Looney, Zolon M. & Shaw, Dale L., 1971. "Cotton Gin Operating Costs in the Midsouth 1968-69 and 1969-70," Marketing Research Reports 313177, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:313177
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313177
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    1. Lanier, Eleanor B., 1974. "Economics of Agriculture: Reports and Publications Issued or Sponsored by USDA's Economic Research Service, July 1971-June 1972," Miscellaneous Publications 321804, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Lanier, Eleanor B., 1972. "Economics of Agriculture: Reports and Publications Issued or Sponsored by USDA's Economic Research Service, July 1970-June 1971," Miscellaneous Publications 321803, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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