Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 10/02/2025

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	10/03/24	10/02/25
Total White Grade	79.5%	84.8%
Total Light Spotted Grade	19.2%	15.0%
Average Micronaire	4.52	4.33
Average Length (32/in)	36.3 (32/in)	37.2 (32/in)
(inches)	1.134 in	1.162 in
Average Length UI	81.71%	82.33%
Average Strength	31.09 (g/tex)	31.83 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	1,153,333	871,884