Survey data, along with multi-year economic data from cooperating cotton gins across the state have been used to develop a per bale cost for cotton ginning and transporting seed-cotton utilizing percent utilization (%U) as the dependent variable. With the decrease in gin numbers, it is likely that some producers will be required to transport their cotton larger distances to the nearest gin. With regards to transportation costs, some new methods have been considered including using semi-tractor trailers with larger loads moving seed-cotton at a lower cost. GIS software is being used to determine travel distances from each gin in the state of Texas to its respective producers in order to develop least-cost scenarios for transport of seed cotton from the field to the gin.  One concern that has been presented is that the gins must make sure that enough cotton is delivered per day to keep the gin running at its optimum rate, while maintaining low transportation costs.  This decision support software will help decision makers to consider the economics of transporting seed-cotton from the turn-row (producer) to the gin and to evaluate the benefits of increasing the gin size.  A selected number of gins have also contributed more specific data regarding costs of equipment, transport, and the ginning process in order to better compare what ginners are paying or charging with the actual costs related to each aspect of the cotton ginning process.