Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 10/21/2021

The cotton crop quality summary reports below provide the most recent quality data for the 2021-2022 U.S. Upland Cotton crop.

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

U.S. Average	10/22/20	10/21/21
Total White Grade	88.8%	93.1%
Total Light Spotted Grade	9.8%	6.3%
Average Micronaire	4.37	4.41
Average Length (32/in)	37.0 (32/in)	37.0 (32/in)
(inches)	1.155 in	1.154 in
Average Length UI	81.33%	81.60%
Average Strength	30.95 (g/tex)	30.85 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	2,337,716	1,644,484