Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 10/30/2025

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	10/31/24	10/30/25
Total White Grade	84.6%	87.1%
Total Light Spotted Grade	14.7%	12.5%
Average Micronaire	4.49	4.49
Average Length (32/in)	36.4 (32/in)	36.9 (32/in)
(inches)	1.134 in	1.151 in
Average Length UI	81.53%	82.08%
Average Strength	30.30 (g/tex)	31.27 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	4,091,525	3,168,123