Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 11/17/2022

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	11/18/21	11/17/22
Total White Grade	92.3%	93.3%
Total Light Spotted Grade	7.1%	6.1%
Average Micronaire	4.30	4.46
Average Length (32/in)	36.9 (32/in)	36.8 (32/in)
(inches)	1.152 in	1.147 in
Average Length UI	81.35%	81.49%
Average Strength	30.86 (g/tex)	30.60 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	6,029,940	6,219,051