Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report
Classing Week Ending: 10/11/2018
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 | 10/12/17 | 10/11/18 |
| Total White Grade | 85.0% | 76.0% |
| Total Light Spotted Grade | 13.7% | 21.6% |
| Average Micronaire | 4.45 | 4.67 |
| Average Length (32/in) | 36.2 (32/in) | 36.3 (32/in) |
| (inches) | 1.130 in | 1.134 in |
| Average Strength | 30.14 (g/tex) | 30.07 (g/tex) |
| Number of Bales Classed | 1,737,570 | 1,872,420 |
