Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 03/23/2023

The cotton crop quality summary reports below provide the most recent quality data for the 2022-2023 U.S. Upland Cotton crop.

Here’s how the cotton crop quality reports compare with last year at this time:

U.S. Average	03/24/22	03/23/23
Total White Grade	95.2%	95.0%
Total Light Spotted Grade	4.3%	4.4%
Average Micronaire	4.15	4.34
Average Length (32/in)	36.7 (32/in)	36.9 (32/in)
(inches)	1.144 in	1.152 in
Average Length UI	81.02%	81.44%
Average Strength	30.63 (g/tex)	30.67 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	16,686,051	13,558,453