Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 09/14/2023

The cotton crop quality summary reports below provide the most recent quality data for the 2023-2024 U.S. Upland Cotton crop.

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

U.S. Average	09/15/22	09/14/23
Total White Grade	84.5%	67.2%
Total Light Spotted Grade	13.7%	31.2%
Average Micronaire	4.30	4.32
Average Length (32/in)	35.2 (32/in)	35.1 (32/in)
(inches)	1.096 in	1.094 in
Average Length UI	80.99%	81.09%
Average Strength	29.86 (g/tex)	30.49 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	679,457	642,505