Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report
Classing Week Ending: 05/03/2018
The cotton crop quality summary reports below provide the most recent quality data for the 2017-2018 U.S. upland cotton crop.
Here’s how the cotton crop quality reports compare with last year at this time:
| U.S. Average | 05/11/17 | 05/03/18 |
| Total White Grade | 91.2% | 89.4% |
| Total Light Spotted Grade | 7.6 % | 8.3 % |
| Average Micronaire | 4.43 | 4.05 |
| Average Length (32/in) | 36.3 (32/in) | 36.4 (32/in) |
| (inches) | 1.131 in | 1.137 in |
| Average Strength | 30.34 (g/tex) | 29.91 (g/tex) |
| Number of Bales Classed | 16,128,082 | 19,668,581 |