Quality of Cotton Classed by State

Cotton and Tobacco Program 3275 Appling Road, Memphis, TN 38133 (901) 384-3016 Quality of Cotton Classed by State mp_cn811 Volume 19, No. 07 01-Sep-17 NUMBER SAMPLES CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS, BY STATE, State Week Season Gins Bales Gins Bales UPLAND Alabama - - - - Arizona - - - - Arkansas - - - - California - - - - Florida - - - - Georgia - - - - Kansas - - - - Louisiana - - - - Mississippi - - - - Missouri - - - - New Mexico - - - - North Carolina - - - - Oklahoma - - - - South Carolina - - - - Tennessee - - - - Texas 38 20,005 40 478,457 Virginia - - - - United States 38 20,005 40 478,457 Percent Tenderable 88.7 91.1 AMERICAN PIMA Arizona - - - - California - - - - New Mexico - - - - Texas - - - - United States - 0-0 United States all cotton 38 20,005 40 478,457 *Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual gin or less than 500 bales classed. MP_CN106 THIS REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB: http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/cotton *****Special Announcement***** The Corpus Christi, TX Classing Office resumed grading operations on Thursday August 31. The Memphis, TN Classing Office will complete grading samples from Corpus Christi by COB Saturday, September 2.

QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, Quality Leaf ALABAMA ARKANSAS ARIZONA CALIFORNIA FLORIDA GEORGIA Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Color Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 11 & 21 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 31 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 41 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 51 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 61 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 71 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 12 & 22 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 32 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 42 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 52 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 2

Quality Leaf ALABAMA ARKANSAS ARIZONA CALIFORNIA FLORIDA GEORGIA Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Color Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 62 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 13 & 23 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 33 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 43 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 53 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 63 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 24-54 1-7 25-35 1-7 81-85 1/ 1-7 All Colors 8 2/ EXTRANEOUS MATTER Bark - Level 1 Bark - Level 2 Grass - Level 1 Grass - Level 2 Prep - Level 1 Prep - Level 2 Other - Level 1 Other - Level 2 STAPLE 28 & shorter 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 & longer Average staple QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, 1/ Below Grade Color. 2/ Below Grade Leaf. * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 3

QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, Quality Leaf KANSAS LOUISIANA MISSOURI MISSISSIPPI NORTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Color Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 11 & 21 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 31 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 41 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 51 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 61 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 71 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 12 & 22 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 32 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 42 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 52 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 4

Quality Leaf KANSAS LOUISIANA MISSOURI MISSISSIPPI NORTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Color Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 62 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 13 & 23 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 33 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 43 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 53 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 63 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 Total ---- - 24-54 1-7 25-35 1-7 81-85 1/ 1-7 All Colors 8 2/ EXTRANEOUS MATTER Bark - Level 1 Bark - Level 2 Grass - Level 1 Grass - Level 2 Prep - Level 1 Prep - Level 2 Other - Level 1 Other - Level 2 QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, STAPLE 28 & shorter 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 & longer Average staple 1/ Below Grade Color. 2/ Below Grade Leaf. * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 5

Quality Leaf OKLAHOMA SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE TEXAS VIRGINIA Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Color Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 11 & 21 1-2 - - - - - - 20.7 25.0 - - 3 - - - - - - 13.5 16.6 - - 4 - - - - - - 1.2 1.3 - - 5 - - - - - - * * - - 6 - - 7 - - Total ----- - - - - - - 35.5 42.9 - - 31 1-2 - - - - - - 8.0 10.0 - - 3 - - - - - - 18.5 18.7 - - 4 - - - - - - 6.0 5.9 - - 5 - - - - - - 0.4 0.4 - - 6 - - - - - - - * - - 7 - - - - - - - * - - Total ----- - - - - - - 32.8 34.9 - - 41 1-2 - - - - - - 3.0 2.0 - - 3 - - - - - - 9.6 6.4 - - 4 - - - - - - 7.6 4.3 - - 5 - - - - - - 1.1 0.8 - - 6 - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 - - 7 - - - - - - * * - - Total ----- - - - - - - 21.4 13.5 - - 51 1-2 - - - - - - 0.2 0.1 - - 3 - - - - - - 1.0 0.3 - - 4 - - - - - - 0.5 0.2 - - 5 - - - - - - 0.2 0.1 - - 6 - - - - - - * * - - 7 - - - - - - - * - - Total ----- - - - - - - 2.0 0.7 - - 61 1-2 - - 3 - - - - - - - * - - 4 - - - - - - * * - - 5 - - - - - - * * - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - - - * - - Total ----- - - - - - - * * - - 71 1-2 - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - - - * - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - Total ---- * - - 12 & 22 1-2 - - - - - - 1.4 1.4 - - 3 - - - - - - 2.3 2.2 - - 4 - - - - - - 0.3 0.3 - - 5 - - - - - - * * - - 6 - - 7 - - Total ----- - - - - - - 3.9 3.9 - - 32 1-2 - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 - - 3 - - - - - - 1.6 1.1 - - 4 - - - - - - 0.9 0.6 - - 5 - - - - - - 0.3 0.1 - - 6 - - - - - - - * - - 7 - - Total ----- - - - - - - 3.0 2.2 - - 42 1-2 - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 - - 3 - - - - - - 0.7 0.6 - - 4 - - - - - - 0.4 0.6 - - 5 - - - - - - 0.1 0.2 - - 6 - - - - - - * 0.1 - - 7 - - - - - - - * - - Total ----- - - - - - - 1.3 1.6 - - 52 1-2 - - - - - - - * - - 3 - - - - - - * * - - 4 - - - - - - * * - - 5 - - - - - - * * - - 6 - - - - - - - * - - 7 - - - - - - - * - - Total ----- - - - - - - * 0.1 - - * Less than 0.05 percent. QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, Page 6

Quality Leaf OKLAHOMA SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE TEXAS VIRGINIA Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Color Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 62 1-2 - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - - - * - - 5 - - - - - - - * - - 6 - - - - - - - * - - 7 - - Total ---- * - - 13 & 23 1-2 - - - - - - - * - - 3 - - - - - - * * - - 4 - - - - - - - * - - 5 - - - - - - - * - - 6 - - 7 - - Total ----- - - - - - - * 0.1 - - 33 1-2 - - - - - - * * - - 3 - - - - - - - * - - 4 - - - - - - * * - - 5 - - - - - - - * - - 6 - - 7 - - Total ----- - - - - - - * 0.1 - - 43 1-2 - - - - - - * * - - 3 - - - - - - - * - - 4 - - - - - - - * - - 5 - - - - - - - * - - 6 - - - - - - - * - - 7 - - - - - - - * - - Total ----- - - - - - - * * - - 53 1-2 - - - - - - - * - - 3 - - - - - - * * - - 4 - - - - - - - * - - 5 - - - - - - - * - - 6 - - 7 - - Total ----- - - - - - - * * - - 63 1-2 - - - - - - - * - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - - - * - - 5 - - - - - - - * - - 6 - - 7 - - Total ---- * - - 24-54 1-7 - - - - - - * * - - 25-35 1-7 - - 81-85 1/ 1-7 - - - - - - * * - - All Colors 8 2/ - - - - - - * * - - EXTRANEOUS MATTER Bark - Level 1 Bark - Level 2 Grass - Level 1 Grass - Level 2 Prep - Level 1 Prep - Level 2 Other - Level 1 Other - Level 2 QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, - - - - - - 0.4 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - 0.7 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - * * - - - - - - - - - - * * - - - - STAPLE 28 & shorter - - 29 - - 30 - - - - - - * * - - 31 - - - - - - * 0.1 - - 32 - - - - - - 0.4 0.9 - - 33 - - - - - - 2.7 4.0 - - 34 - - - - - - 9.1 10.8 - - 35 - - - - - - 17.4 22.9 - - 36 - - - - - - 30.6 28.4 - - 37 - - - - - - 25.9 24.1 - - 38 & longer - - - - - - 13.9 8.7 - - Average staple - - - - - - 36.1 35.8 - - 1/ Below Grade Color. 2/ Below Grade Leaf. * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 7

QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, Quality OKLAHOMA SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE TEXAS VIRGINIA Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season STRENGTH 1/ Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 17 & below - - 18 - - 19 - - 20 - - 21 - - - - - - - * - - 22 - - - - - - - * - - 23 - - - - - - * 0.1 - - 24 - - - - - - * 0.3 - - 25 - - - - - - 0.3 0.9 - - 26 - - - - - - 2.1 2.5 - - 27 - - - - - - 7.0 6.8 - - 28 - - - - - - 10.8 13.5 - - 29 - - - - - - 15.1 19.6 - - 30 - - - - - - 20.2 21.6 - - 31 - - - - - - 18.8 17.2 - - 32 - - - - - - 13.8 10.6 - - 33 - - - - - - 8.3 4.7 - - 34 - - - - - - 3.2 1.6 - - 35 - - - - - - 0.3 0.5 - - 36 & above - - - - - - 0.1 0.2 - - Average - - - - - - 30.1 29.7 - - MIKE 24 & below - - - - - - - * - - 25 - - - - - - - * - - 26 - - - - - - - * - - 27 - - - - - - - * - - 28 - - - - - - - * - - 29 - - - - - - - * - - 30 - - - - - - - * - - 31 - - - - - - * 0.1 - - 32 - - - - - - * 0.1 - - 33 - - - - - - 0.1 0.2 - - 34 - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 - - 35 - - - - - - 0.3 0.7 - - 36 - - - - - - 0.6 1.1 - - 37 - - - - - - 1.4 2.0 - - 38 - - - - - - 2.0 3.4 - - 39 - - - - - - 2.1 4.7 - - 40 - - - - - - 3.6 6.7 - - 41 - - - - - - 6.7 8.4 - - 42 - - - - - - 8.4 10.0 - - 43 - - - - - - 13.1 11.3 - - 44 - - - - - - 10.0 12.0 - - 45 - - - - - - 10.2 11.1 - - 46 - - - - - - 11.9 9.6 - - 47 - - - - - - 10.0 7.4 - - 48 - - - - - - 7.8 5.0 - - 49 - - - - - - 4.7 2.9 - - 50 - - - - - - 3.5 1.7 - - 51 - - - - - - 2.7 1.0 - - 52 - - - - - - 0.5 0.3 - - 53 - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 - - 53 - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 - - 55 - - - - - - * * - - 56 - - - - - - - * - - 57 - - - - - - * * - - 58 - - 59 - - 60 & above - - Average - - - - - - 45 43 - - 1/ Fiber strength expressed in terms of 1/8" gage (grams per tex). * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 10

QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, Quality ALABAMA ARKANSAS ARIZONA CALIFORNIA FLORIDA GEORGIA Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season MIKE Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 24 & below 25-26 27-29 30-32 33-34 35-36 37-42 43-49 50-52 53 & above Average HVI TRASH 1/ 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 & above Average UNIFORMITY 2/ 72.4 & below 72.5-73.4 73.5-74.4 74.5-75.4 75.5-76.4 76.5-77.4 77.5-78.4 78.5-79.4 79.5-80.4 80.5-81.4 81.5-82.4 82.5-83.4 83.5-84.4 84.5-85.4 85.5-86.4 86.5-87.4 87.5-88.4 88.5-89.4 89.5 & above Average Tenderable 3/ SAMPLES CLASSED WEEK - - - - - - SEASON - - - - - - 1/ Measure of the percent of the sample surface covered by the trash particles as determined by a video scanner; 12 indicates that trash particles cover 1.2 percent of the sample surface. Trash particles include extraneous matter such as grass, bark, etc. 2/ Measure of the relative uniformity of the length of fiber; if all fibers were the same length, uniformity index would equal 100. 3/ Tenderable for delivery on New York No. 2 futures contract. * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 11

QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, Quality KANSAS LOUISIANA MISSOURI MISSISSIPPI NORTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season MIKE Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 24 & below 25-26 27-29 30-32 33-34 35-36 37-42 43-49 50-52 53 & above Average HVI TRASH 1/ 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 & above Average UNIFORMITY 2/ 72.4 & below 72.5-73.4 73.5-74.4 74.5-75.4 75.5-76.4 76.5-77.4 77.5-78.4 78.5-79.4 79.5-80.4 80.5-81.4 81.5-82.4 82.5-83.4 83.5-84.4 84.5-85.4 85.5-86.4 86.5-87.4 87.5-88.4 88.5-89.4 89.5 & above Average Tenderable 3/ SAMPLES CLASSED WEEK - - - - - - SEASON - - - - - - 1/ Measure of the percent of the sample surface covered by the trash particles as determined by a video scanner; 12 indicates that trash particles cover 1.2 percent of the sample surface. Trash particles include extraneous matter such as grass, bark, etc. 2/ Measure of the relative uniformity of the length of fiber; if all fibers were the same length, uniformity index would equal 100. 3/ Tenderable for delivery on New York No. 2 futures contract. * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 12

QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY STATE, Quality OKLAHOMA SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE TEXAS VIRGINIA Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season MIKE Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 24 & below - - - - - - - * - - 25-26 - - - - - - - * - - 27-29 - - - - - - - * - - 30-32 - - - - - - * 0.2 - - 33-34 - - - - - - 0.3 0.6 - - 35-36 - - - - - - 0.9 1.8 - - 37-42 - - - - - - 24.2 35.0 - - 43-49 - - - - - - 67.7 59.2 - - 50-52 - - - - - - 6.7 2.9 - - 53 & above - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - Average - - - - - - 45 43 - - HVI TRASH 1/ 00 - - - - - - - * - - 01 - - - - - - 7.8 10.2 - - 02 - - - - - - 27.3 29.9 - - 03 - - - - - - 26.4 26.8 - - 04 - - - - - - 18.2 17.1 - - 05 - - - - - - 11.2 8.9 - - 06 - - - - - - 5.3 4.2 - - 07 - - - - - - 2.3 1.8 - - 08 - - - - - - 1.0 0.7 - - 09 - - - - - - 0.3 0.3 - - 10 - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 - - 11 - - - - - - * 0.1 - - 12 - - - - - - * * - - 13 - - - - - - * * - - 14 - - - - - - * * - - 15 - - - - - - * * - - 16 - - - - - - - * - - 17 - - - - - - - * - - 18 & above - - - - - - - * - - Average - - - - - - 0.33 0.31 - - UNIFORMITY 2/ 72.4 & below - - - - - - * * - - 72.5-73.4 - - - - - - - * - - 73.5-74.4 - - - - - - * * - - 74.5-75.4 - - - - - - * * - - 75.5-76.4 - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 - - 76.5-77.4 - - - - - - 0.4 0.6 - - 77.5-78.4 - - - - - - 1.8 2.7 - - 78.5-79.4 - - - - - - 8.5 8.8 - - 79.5-80.4 - - - - - - 20.3 22.7 - - 80.5-81.4 - - - - - - 26.5 33.2 - - 81.5-82.4 - - - - - - 29.9 24.5 - - 82.5-83.4 - - - - - - 10.8 6.6 - - 83.5-84.4 - - - - - - 1.6 0.7 - - 84.5-85.4 - - - - - - 0.1 * - - 85.5-86.4 - - 86.5-87.4 - - 87.5-88.4 - - 88.5-89.4 - - 89.5 & above - - Average - - - - - - 81.1 80.8 - - Tenderable 3/ - - - - - - 88.7 91.1 - - SAMPLES CLASSED WEEK - - - 20,005 - SEASON - - - 478,457-1/ Measure of the percent of the sample surface covered by the trash particles as determined by a video scanner; 12 indicates that trash particles cover 1.2 percent of the sample surface. Trash particles include extraneous matter such as grass, bark, etc. 2/ Measure of the relative uniformity of the length of fiber; if all fibers were the same length, uniformity index would equal 100. 3/ Tenderable for delivery on New York No. 2 futures contract. * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 13

MP_CN110 Quality ARIZONA CALIFORNIA NEW MEXICO TEXAS Designation Leaf Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season 1 2 3 01 4 5 6 Total ---------- 7 1 2 3 02 4 5 6 Total ---------- 7 1 2 3 03 4 5 6 Total ---------- 7 1 2 3 04 4 5 6 Total ---------- 7 1 2 3 05 4 5 6 Total ---------- 7 1 2 3 06 4 5 6 Total ---------- 7 1 2 3 07 4 5 6 Total ---------- STAPLE 7 40 & shorter 42 44 46 48 & longer Average UNIFORMITY 72 & below 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 & above Average SAMPLES CLASSED WEEK SEASON QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED UNDER SMITH-DOXEY ACT BY STATE, - - - - - - - -

MP_CN110 QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED UNDER SMITH-DOXEY ACT BY STATE, Quality ARIZONA CALIFORNIA NEW MEXICO TEXAS Designation Week Season Week Season Week Season Week Season MIKE 24 & below 25-26 27-29 30-32 33-34 35-36 37-42 43-49 50-52 53 & above Average ALL RANGE MIKE 24 & below 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 & above Average Strength 17 & below 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 & above Average EXTRANEOUS MATTER Bark Grass Spindle Twist Preparation * Less than 0.05 percent. Page 15

Cotton and Tobacco Program 3275 Appling Road, Memphis, TN 38133 (901) 384-3016 Extraneous Matter By State 01-Sep-17 Percentage of Extraneous matter by specified causes of upland cotton classed in the United States, by states For the Week ending Thursday, August 31, 2017 Preparation Bark Grass Seed Coat Fragments Oil Spindle Twist Other Total State Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Bales Classed Alabama - - - - - Arizona - - - - - Arkansas - - - - - California - - - - - Florida - - - - - Georgia - - - - - Kansas - - - - - Louisiana - - - - - Mississippi - - - - - Missouri - - - - - New Mexico - - - - - North Carolina - - - - - Oklahoma - - - - - South Carolina - - - - - Tennessee - - - - - Texas * - 0.4% - 0.7% - - - - - - - * - 1.2% - 20,005 Virginia - - - - - United States * - 0.4% - 0.7% - - - - - - - * - 1.2% * 20,005 * Less than 0.05 percent. Percentage of Extraneous matter by specified causes of upland cotton classed in the United States, by states For the Season ending Thursday, August 31, 2017 Preparation Bark Grass Seed Coat Fragments Oil Spindle Twist Other Total State Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Bales Classed Alabama - - - - - Arizona - - - - - Arkansas - - - - - California - - - - - Florida - - - - - Georgia - - - - - Kansas - - - - - Louisiana - - - - - Mississippi - - - - - Missouri - - - - - New Mexico - - - - - North Carolina - - - - - Oklahoma - - - - - South Carolina - - - - - Tennessee - - - - - Texas * - 0.5% - 0.4% - * - - - - - * - 0.9% - 478,457 Virginia - - - - - United States * - 0.5% - 0.4% - * - - - - - * - 0.9% * 478,457 * Less than 0.05 percent.