Cotton Incorporated

Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report

Classing Week Ending: 01/16/2025

The cotton crop quality summary reports below provide the most recent quality data for the 2024-2025 U.S. Upland Cotton crop.

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

U.S. Average	01/18/24	01/16/25
Total White Grade	92.1%	89.0%
Total Light Spotted Grade	7.1%	9.9%
Average Micronaire	4.52	4.45
Average Length (32/in)	36.4 (32/in)	36.3 (32/in)
(inches)	1.135 in	1.132 in
Average Length UI	81.64%	81.47%
Average Strength	30.85 (g/tex)	30.21 (g/tex)
Number of Bales Classed	11,155,225	13,071,991