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 2019 data compares with the 2018 data.
| U.S. Average | Final 2018 | Final 2019 |
| Total White Grade | 80.9 % | 82.9 % |
| Total Light Spotted Grade | 16.0 % | 13.7 % |
| Average Micronaire | 4.39 | 4.47 |
| Average Length (32/in) | 36.54 (32/in) | 36.5 (32/in) |
| (inches) | 1.140 in | 1.138 in |
| Average Length UI | 81.04 % | 81.22 % |
| Average Strength | 29.90 (g/tex) | 30.61 (g/tex) |
| Number of Bales Classed | 16,920,623 | 18,644,692 |
