Cotton Incorporated
Final Cotton Crop Quality Summary Reports
The reports contained in this section provide annual summaries of the quality data for the U.S. Cotton Crop.
Here’s how the 2022 data compares with the 2021 data.
U.S. Average | Final 2021 | Final 2022 |
Total White Grade | 95.2 % | 95.0 % |
Total Light Spotted Grade | 4.3 % | 4.4 % |
Average Micronaire | 4.15 | 4.34 |
Average Length (32/in) | 36.7 (32/in) | 36.9 (32/in) |
(inches) | 1.144 in | 1.152 in |
Average Length UI | 81.02 % | 81.44 % |
Average Strength | 30.63 (g/tex) | 30.67 (g/tex) |
Number of Bales Classed | 16,686,051 | 13,558,453 |