USDA Pima Classing Report
Thursday, February 02, 2012
By Classing Office
The USDA classing report for American Pima released today indicates a total of 757,110 bales (38,655 for the week) have been classed by the Visalia classing office.
Summary (year to date)
| Classing | Visalia Classing Office |
|---|---|
| Grade 2 and better | 92.3% |
| Grade 3 | 6.0% |
| Uniformity Avg. | 85.7 |
| Micronaire Avg. | 3.9 |
| Strength Avg. | 42.3 GPT |
QUALITY OF AMERICAN PIMA COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY CLASSING OFFICE
WEEK AND SEASON ENDED February 2, 2012
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Color Leaf VISALIA
Grade Week Season
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1 13.1 16.5
2 22.1 24.4
3 0.5 1.0
01 4 - *
5 - -
6 - -
7 - -
1 8.1 7.4
2 37.8 33.4
3 10.5 9.0
02 4 0.3 0.5
5 - *
6 - *
7 - -
1 0.1 0.1
2 1.9 1.6
3 3.5 3.0
03 4 0.8 1.1
5 * 0.1
6 * *
7 - *
1 - *
2 0.1 0.1
3 0.5 0.6
04 4 0.3 0.5
5 0.1 0.1
6 * *
7 * *
1 - -
2 * *
3 0.2 0.2
05 4 0.1 0.3
5 * 0.1
6 * *
7 - *
1 - -
2 - *
3 * *
06 4 * *
5 * *
6 * *
7 - *
1 - -
2 - -
3 - -
07 4 - *
5 - *
6 - *
7 - *
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STAPLE
40 & shorter - *
42 * *
44 0.9 1.6
46 19.4 20.7
48 & longer 79.7 77.7
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Average 48.0 47.9
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UNIFORMITY
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 0.2 0.3
82.5-83.4 0.9 1.4
83.5-84.4 6.9 6.5
84.5-85.4 36.9 28.7
85.5-86.4 43.2 46.4
86.5-87.4 10.8 15.2
87.5-88.4 1.0 1.5
88.5-89.4 * 0.1
89.5 & above - -
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Average 85.5 85.7
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SAMPLES CLASSED
Week 38,655
Season 757,110
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* Less than 0.05 percent Page 10
QUALITY OF AMERICAN PIMA COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY CLASSING OFFICE
WEEK AND SEASON ENDED February 2, 2012
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Quality VISALIA
Designation Week Season
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MIKE
24 & below * *
25-26 * 0.1
27-29 0.5 1.0
30-32 1.2 2.0
33-34 2.3 2.6
35-36 11.9 8.6
37-42 75.6 74.3
43-49 8.5 11.4
50-52 - *
53 & above - -
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Average 39 39
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ALL RANGE MIKE
24 & below * *
25 - *
26 * *
27 * 0.2
28 0.2 0.3
29 0.3 0.5
30 0.5 0.6
31 0.3 0.7
32 0.5 0.7
33 0.9 1.0
34 1.4 1.6
35 4.0 2.9
36 8.0 5.6
37 11.5 9.4
38 15.9 13.4
39 16.5 16.0
40 14.0 15.1
41 10.2 12.0
42 7.3 8.5
43 4.5 5.2
44 2.4 3.0
45 1.0 1.8
46 0.4 0.9
47 0.1 0.4
48 * 0.2
49 * *
50 - *
51 - *
52 - -
53 - -
54 - -
55 - -
56 - -
57 - -
58 - -
59 - -
60 & above - -
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Average 39 39
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Strength
17 & below - -
18 - -
19 - -
20 - -
21 - -
22 - -
23 - -
24 - -
25 - -
26 - -
27 - -
28 * *
29 - *
30 * *
31 * *
32 * *
33 0.1 0.1
34 0.3 0.3
35 0.5 0.8
36 0.8 1.6
37 2.0 2.6
38 6.4 3.9
39 10.1 6.2
40 11.1 8.6
41 12.0 10.4
42 14.9 12.8
43 14.3 14.8
44 12.2 14.8
45 & above 15.2 23.0
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Average 41.8 42.3
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EXTRANEOUS MATTER
Bark 0.2 0.1
Grass - 0.1
Spindle Twist * 0.2
Preparation 1.2 2.3
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* Less than 0.05 percent Page 11
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