U.S. Cotton Quality Slightly Declines

According to the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin, released this Tuesday (24) by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), by June 22, North American producers had planted 92% of the cotton crop for 2025. The index represents a one-percentage-point drop compared to the same period last year and three percentage points below the five-year average. The report also points out that 26% of the crop reached the squaring stage, the phase prior to boll formation, which represents a three-percentage-point reduction compared to 2024, although it is in line with the historical average. In the same period, 5% of the country's cotton was in boll formation — a three-percentage-point decline compared to ...