Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 09/11/2025

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	09/12/24	09/11/25
Total White Grade	82.3%	87.5%
Total Light Spotted Grade	16.6%	12.4%
Average Micronaire	4.54	4.35
Average Length (32/in)	35.9 (32/in)	37.4 (32/in)
(inches)	1.119 in	1.169 in
Average Length UI	81.52%	82.64%
Average Strength	31.09 (g/tex)	32.29 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	601,321	414,987