Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 09/21/2023

The cotton crop quality summary reports below provide the most recent quality data for the 2023-2024 U.S. Upland Cotton crop.

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

U.S. Average	09/22/22	09/21/23
Total White Grade	81.7%	64.3%
Total Light Spotted Grade	16.1%	33.7%
Average Micronaire	4.32	4.33
Average Length (32/in)	35.2 (32/in)	35.1 (32/in)
(inches)	1.097 in	1.095 in
Average Length UI	80.96%	81.09%
Average Strength	29.80 (g/tex)	30.41 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	798,645	742,763