USDA, AMS, Cotton Program Quality of the 2007 Crop Robbie Seals Chief, Grading Branch USDA, AMS, Cotton Program Memphis, Tennessee
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
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
Upland Classings 2003 - 2007 2007 – through 1/6/08
Pima Classings 2003 - 2007 2007 – through 1/6/08
Total Classings 2003 - 2007 2007 – through 1/6/08
United States – Color Grade 41/32 & Higher
Color Grade 41/32 & Higher by Region 2007 Crop
Color Grade 41/32 & Higher by Region 2005 - 2007 Crop
United States – Average Leaf Grade
Average Leaf Grade by Region 2006/2007 Crops
United States – Extraneous Matter
Extraneous Matter by Region 2007 Crop
United States – Average Micronaire
Average Micronaire by Region 2007 Crop
United States – Average Strength
Average Strength by Region 2007 Crop
Average Strength 1991 - 2007
Average Staple – United States
Average Staple by Region 2006/2007 Crops
U.S. Average Staple 1991 - 2007
United States Average Length Uniformity
Average Length Uniformity by Region 2007 Crop
Base Quality and Higher – United States
Base Quality and Higher by Region 2007 Crop
Base Quality and Higher by Region 2005 - 2007 Crops
Base Quality and Higher by State 2005 - 2007 Crops
Average Staple by State 2005 -2007 Crops
High Quality by State 2005 - 2007 Crops 31 - 3 - 35 3.5 – 4.9 No EM
High Quality by Region 2000 - 2007
High Quality by Region 2000 - 2007
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
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
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
USDA, AMS, Cotton Program Quality of the 2007 Crop Robbie Seals Chief, Grading Branch USDA, AMS, Cotton Program Memphis, Tennessee