Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 12/04/2025

The cotton crop quality summary reports below provide the most recent quality data for the 2025-2026 U.S. Upland Cotton crop.

Here’s how the cotton crop quality reports compare with last year at this time:

U.S. Average	12/05/24	12/04/25
Total White Grade	88.4%	91.2%
Total Light Spotted Grade	10.7%	8.3%
Average Micronaire	4.47	4.44
Average Length (32/in)	36.4 (32/in)	36.8 (32/in)
(inches)	1.134 in	1.147 in
Average Length UI	81.56%	81.85%
Average Strength	30.24 (g/tex)	31.13 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	9,688,291	8,632,987