Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 02/26/2026

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	02/27/25	02/26/26
Total White Grade	89.0%	90.1%
Total Light Spotted Grade	9.9%	9.0%
Average Micronaire	4.45	4.37
Average Length (32/in)	36.3 (32/in)	36.6 (32/in)
(inches)	1.132 in	1.143 in
Average Length UI	81.46%	81.66%
Average Strength	30.21 (g/tex)	30.99 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	13,463,504	12,893,274