Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 12/11/2025

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	12/12/24	12/11/25
Total White Grade	88.6%	91.3%
Total Light Spotted Grade	10.5%	8.2%
Average Micronaire	4.46	4.43
Average Length (32/in)	36.3 (32/in)	36.7 (32/in)
(inches)	1.133 in	1.146 in
Average Length UI	81.54%	81.82%
Average Strength	30.24 (g/tex)	31.10 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	10,641,919	9,546,373