Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report
Classing Week Ending: 2/14/2019
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 | 02/15/18 | 02/14/19 |
| Total White Grade | 90.4% | 81.6% |
| Total Light Spotted Grade | 7.9% | 15.7% |
| Average Micronaire | 4.08 | 4.41 |
| Average Length (32/in) | 36.5 (32/in) | 36.6 (32/in) |
| (inches) | 1.139 in | 1.141 in |
| Average Strength | 29.98 (g/tex) | 29.93 (g/tex) |
| Number of Bales Classed | 18,418,637 | 16,241,108 |
