 Crop Quality Summary
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Crop Quality Summary Week Ending October 4, 2008
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| Comparison to last year's crop at this time |
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| U.S. Average |
10/04/07 |
10/02/08 |
| Total White Grade |
70.2% |
83.6% |
| Total Light Spotted Grade |
25.8% |
15.3% |
| Average Micronaire |
4.21 |
4.69 |
| Average Length(32's) |
35.3(32/in) |
34.5(32/in) |
| (Inches) |
1.10(in) |
1.08(in) |
| Average Strength |
28.7(g/tex) |
29.2(g/tex) |
| Number of Bales Classed |
1,587,685 |
707,972 |
| Classing Week Ending - 10/02/2008 |
CLASSING
OFFICE |
WHITE GRADES |
LIGHT SPOT GRADES |
OTHER
Grades |
BARKY
Grades |
| MID+ |
SLM |
LM- |
TOT |
MID+ |
SLM |
LM- |
TOT |
| Florence, SC |
57.0 |
30.7 |
0.3 |
88.0 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
0.2 |
12.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| Macon, GA |
60.7 |
34.5 |
0.5 |
95.7 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
| Birmingham, AL |
72.9 |
16.7 |
0.2 |
89.8 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
0.2 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
| Rayville, LA |
4.2 |
35.6 |
28.5 |
68.3 |
0.3 |
7.4 |
22.1 |
29.8 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
| Memphis, TN |
68.2 |
27.1 |
1.0 |
96.3 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Dumas, AR |
11.3 |
64.3 |
7.8 |
83.4 |
1.7 |
11.5 |
3.4 |
16.6 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| C. Christi, TX |
37.0 |
39.2 |
10.2 |
86.4 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
12.7 |
0.9 |
4.0 |
| Abilene, TX |
42.4 |
24.2 |
0.9 |
67.5 |
15.1 |
12.3 |
2.9 |
30.3 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
| Lubbock, TX |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Lamesa, TX |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Phoenix, AZ |
66.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
66.6 |
29.4 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
31.0 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
| Visalia, CA |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| AVERAGE |
38.5 |
35.9 |
9.3 |
83.6 |
4.1 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
15.3 |
1.0 |
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CLASSING
OFFICE |
MIC
unit |
LEN
32/in |
L.UI
(%) |
STR
g/t |
TRASH
(%) |
LGRD
INDEX |
NO.
BALES |
LEN
inch |
| Florence, SC |
4.6 |
34.4 |
81.6 |
28.9 |
0.54 |
3.7 |
3,164 |
1.08 |
| Macon, GA |
4.7 |
33.4 |
79.6 |
27.6 |
0.30 |
3.0 |
31,849 |
1.04 |
| Birmingham, AL |
4.8 |
33.5 |
81.0 |
28.9 |
0.47 |
3.5 |
6,514 |
1.05 |
| Rayville, LA |
4.8 |
33.7 |
79.6 |
26.7 |
0.43 |
3.6 |
50,315 |
1.05 |
| Memphis, TN |
4.8 |
34.6 |
81.8 |
29.8 |
0.34 |
3.4 |
34,358 |
1.08 |
| Dumas, AR |
4.7 |
34.9 |
81.2 |
28.7 |
0.49 |
3.9 |
7,895 |
1.09 |
| C. Christi, TX |
4.7 |
34.8 |
81.5 |
29.8 |
0.38 |
3.4 |
484,920 |
1.09 |
| Abilene, TX |
4.5 |
33.2 |
79.7 |
27.1 |
0.41 |
3.6 |
76,655 |
1.04 |
| Lubbock, TX |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Lamesa, TX |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Phoenix, AZ |
4.7 |
36.2 |
81.7 |
30.8 |
0.30 |
3.0 |
12,302 |
1.13 |
| Visalia, CA |
4.2 |
0.0 |
83.7 |
32.9 |
0.23 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| AVERAGE |
4.69 |
34.5 |
81.1 |
29.2 |
0.38 |
3.4 |
707,972 |
1.08 |
Description: This page contains the Most Recent Weekly Quality Summary for 2008 U.S. Upland Crop. This report was
produced by the staff of Cotton Incorporated's Fiber Quality Research Division
and made available to the cotton community. Questions may be directed to Mike Watson. |
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