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Cotton ginning capacity in the US has been shifting toward fewer, larger, high-volume gins, with Arkansas adding gins as cotton acres recover. The article notes a 75% reduction in gin numbers over 30 years.
Consolidation of gins affects cottonseed collection and handling, but has little direct effect on feed grain prices.
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