This week’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Robbie Seals, Chief of the Grading Branch for the USDA-AMS Cotton Program.
Suggested introduction cut 1:
The USDA’s estimate for the 2006 upland cotton crop is just slightly above 20 million bales. Robbie Seals, Chief of the USDA Grading Branch for cotton, explains how the 2006 fiber quality compares to past crop years.
Suggested introduction cut 2:
According to Seals the 2006 crop set a record for length.
Suggested introduction cut 3:
Seals says the color grades for the 2006 crop are deceiving.
