Quality
The U.S. is the world's most reliable producer of high quality cotton. Cotton Incorporated helps maintain this leadership position through ongoing research and measurement studies. These include:
- Accurate measurements of cotton fiber, yarn and fabric properties.
- High Volume Instrument testing for fiber length, strength, length uniformity, micronaire, color and trash content.
- Fiber tests for neps, stickiness, non-lint content and maturity.
- Management of cotton property databases.
Fiber Management
Find out how you can better manage your cotton mill or merchant business with Cotton Incorporated's Engineered Fiber Selection® (EFS®) System software.
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Cotton Crop Quality
Every bale of cotton in the United States is classed by USDA classing offices.
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U.S. Cotton Fiber Chart
The U.S. Cotton Fiber Chart shows fiber statistics for Upland cotton for the specific regions and USDA classing offices during a specific crop year.
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Classification of Cotton
Botanically, there are three principal groups of cotton that are of commercial importance.
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Product Evaluation Lab (PEL)
Learn about the fiber, yarn, fabric and product tests done in Fiber Competition's Product Evaluation Laboratory (PEL).
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Cotton Standards Websites
The purpose of standards is to create a universal classification system for measuring cotton fiber and product quality.
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