1. USDA, AMS, Cotton Program
Quality of the 2007 Crop
Robbie Seals
Chief, Grading Branch
USDA, AMS, Cotton Program
Memphis, Tennessee

2. Cotton Program Offices
Washington, DC
Visalia
Memphis
Florence
Lubbock
Dumas
Macon
Phoenix
Lamesa
Birmingham
Abilene
Rayville
Corpus Christi
Washington Headquarters
Memphis Cotton Complex / Classing Office
Classing Facilities

3. Cotton Program Classing Offices
Florence, SC; Macon, GA; Birmingham, AL
Rayville, LA; Dumas, AR; Memphis, TN
Corpus Christi, TX; Abilene, TX;
Lamesa, TX; Lubbock, TX
Phoenix, AZ
Visalia, CA
Region
Southeast
Mid-South
Texas, Oklahoma
and Kansas
Desert Southwest
San Joaquin Valley

4. Upland Classings
2007 – through 1/6/08

5. Pima Classings
2007 – through 1/6/08

6. Total Classings
2007 – through 1/6/08

7. United States – Color Grade 41/32 & Higher

8. Color Grade 41/32 & Higher by Region 2007 Crop

9. Color Grade 41/32 & Higher by Region 2005 - 2007 Crop

10. United States – Average Leaf Grade

11. Average Leaf Grade by Region 2006/2007 Crops

12. United States – Extraneous Matter

13. Extraneous Matter by Region 2007 Crop

14. United States – Average Micronaire

15. Average Micronaire by Region 2007 Crop

16. United States – Average Strength

17. Average Strength by Region 2007 Crop

18. Average Strength

19. Average Staple – United States

20. Average Staple by Region 2006/2007 Crops

21. U.S. Average Staple

22. United States Average Length Uniformity

23. Average Length Uniformity by Region 2007 Crop

24. Base Quality and Higher – United States

25. Base Quality and Higher by Region 2007 Crop

26. Base Quality and Higher by Region 2005 - 2007 Crops

27. Base Quality and Higher by State 2005 - 2007 Crops

28. Average Staple by State 2005 -2007 Crops

29. High Quality by State 2005 - 2007 Crops
3.5 – 4.9 No EM

30. High Quality by Region 2000 - 2007

31. High Quality by Region 2000 - 2007

32. Upland - Conclusion
Color Grade 41/32 & higher – down from 2006 crop, greatest decrease in Mid - South
Average Leaf Grade (3.3) - significant increase in average for SE and M-S
Extraneous Matter – down from 2006 crop and lowest percentage over past five crops

33. Upland - Conclusion
Mike Average (4.4) – equal to 2006 crop, regions ranged from a low of 4.2 to high of 4.6
Strength Average (29.2) – comparable to previous three years
Staple average (35.2) – slightly shorter than 2006 average, shorter in all regions but TX - OK

34. Upland - Conclusion
Length Uniformity Average (80.8) - down from 2006 crop and the 2nd lowest over past five crops, all regions lower except TX - OK
Base Quality and higher (51.0%) – down from 2006 crop (56.4) and was 3rd when compared with percentages for previous five crops
High Quality – down in SE and M-S, Higher percentage in TX and Far West

35. USDA, AMS, Cotton Program
Quality of the 2007 Crop
Robbie Seals
Chief, Grading Branch
USDA, AMS, Cotton Program
Memphis, Tennessee