USDA Pima Classing Report
Friday, February 08, 2013
By Classing Office
The USDA classing report for American Pima released today indicates a total of 732,868 bales (25,085 for the week) have been classed by the Visalia classing office.
Summary (year to date)
| Classing | Visalia Classing Office |
|---|---|
| Grade 2 and better | 95.4% |
| Grade 3 | 4.3% |
| Uniformity Avg. | 85.5 |
| Micronaire Avg. | 4.0 |
| Strength Avg. | 42.8 GPT |
QUALITY OF AMERICAN PIMA COTTON CLASSED FOR PRODUCERS BY CLASSING OFFICE
WEEK AND SEASON ENDED February 7, 2013
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Color Leaf VISALIA
Grade Week Season
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1 16.7 23.8
2 29.0 30.8
3 0.7 1.3
01 4 - *
5 - -
6 - -
7 - -
1 2.0 5.1
2 34.6 26.1
3 7.6 7.9
02 4 0.3 0.3
5 - *
6 - *
7 - -
1 0.1 *
2 2.5 1.2
3 4.5 2.4
03 4 0.9 0.6
5 0.1 *
6 * *
7 - *
1 - *
2 * *
3 0.2 0.1
04 4 0.3 0.1
5 0.1 *
6 0.1 *
7 * *
1 - *
2 * *
3 * *
05 4 * *
5 0.1 *
6 * *
7 * *
1 - *
2 - *
3 * *
06 4 0.1 *
5 * *
6 * *
7 - *
1 - -
2 - *
3 - *
07 4 * *
5 * *
6 - *
7 - *
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STAPLE
40 & shorter * *
42 0.1 *
44 7.8 3.4
46 30.2 28.0
48 & longer 61.8 68.6
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Average 47.2 47.5
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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 0.1 *
81.5-82.4 0.5 0.2
82.5-83.4 2.8 1.6
83.5-84.4 14.4 9.6
84.5-85.4 41.3 35.2
85.5-86.4 33.7 43.2
86.5-87.4 6.8 9.4
87.5-88.4 0.4 0.7
88.5-89.4 * *
89.5 & above - -
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Average 85.2 85.5
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MIKE
24 & below - *
25-26 * *
27-29 0.2 0.5
30-32 1.7 1.6
33-34 3.0 1.6
35-36 4.2 3.9
37-42 76.3 74.6
43-49 14.5 17.7
50-52 * 0.1
53 & above * *
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Average 40 40
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ALL RANGE MIKE
24 & below - *
25 - *
26 * *
27 * *
28 * 0.1
29 0.2 0.3
30 0.3 0.5
31 0.5 0.5
32 0.9 0.6
33 1.5 0.7
34 1.5 0.9
35 2.4 1.4
36 1.8 2.5
37 3.8 4.9
38 7.5 9.1
39 12.7 13.5
40 17.7 16.9
41 19.6 17.2
42 15.1 13.1
43 9.0 8.2
44 4.1 4.5
45 1.0 2.1
46 0.4 1.3
47 * 0.9
48 * 0.4
49 * 0.2
50 * 0.1
51 - *
52 - *
53 - *
54 - -
55 - -
56 * *
57 - -
58 - -
59 - -
60 & above - -
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Average 40 40
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Strength
17 & below - -
18 - -
19 - -
20 - -
21 - -
22 - -
23 - -
24 - -
25 - -
26 - -
27 - -
28 - -
29 - -
30 - -
31 * *
32 * *
33 * *
34 0.1 0.1
35 0.1 0.5
36 0.4 1.4
37 1.0 1.8
38 1.3 2.3
39 3.2 4.2
40 6.1 6.3
41 10.4 9.2
42 16.2 13.4
43 18.9 17.6
44 17.0 18.2
45 & above 25.4 25.1
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Average 43.0 42.8
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EXTRANEOUS MATTER
Bark * 0.1
Grass * 0.2
Spindle Twist 0.3 *
Preparation 1.0 1.3
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SAMPLES CLASSED
Week 25,085
Season 732,868
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* Less than 0.05 percent
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