Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 11/20/2025

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	11/21/24	11/20/25
Total White Grade	88.3%	90.6%
Total Light Spotted Grade	11.0%	9.0%
Average Micronaire	4.48	4.47
Average Length (32/in)	36.4 (32/in)	36.8 (32/in)
(inches)	1.134 in	1.148 in
Average Length UI	81.57%	81.91%
Average Strength	30.27 (g/tex)	31.17 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	7,611,978	6,489,052