Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report
Classing Week Ending: 12/06/2018
The cotton crop quality summary reports below provide the most recent quality data for the 2018-2019 U.S. upland cotton crop.
Here’s how the cotton crop quality reports compare with last year at this time:
| U.S. Average | 12/07/17 | 12/06/18 |
| Total White Grade | 91.4% | 80.8% |
| Total Light Spotted Grade | 7.8% | 17.0% |
| Average Micronaire | 4.22 | 4.51 |
| Average Length (32/in) | 36.7 (32/in) | 36.7 (32/in) |
| (inches) | 1.146 in | 1.145 in |
| Average Strength | 30.24 (g/tex) | 29.94 (g/tex) |
| Number of Bales Classed | 11,799,851 | 10,275,208 |
