Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 10/23/2025

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	10/24/24	10/23/25
Total White Grade	82.4%	85.3%
Total Light Spotted Grade	16.7%	14.2%
Average Micronaire	4.50	4.48
Average Length (32/in)	36.4 (32/in)	36.9 (32/in)
(inches)	1.136 in	1.152 in
Average Length UI	81.59%	82.13%
Average Strength	30.40 (g/tex)	31.31 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	3,069,928	2,305,341