MP_CN011                                                            20-Dec-04

American Pima quotations are for cotton equal to the Official Standards, net weight, in mixed lots, uncompressed, FOB wareho

DESERT SOUTHWEST PIMA DIFFERENCES        SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY PIMA DIFFERENCES

  Color    Leaf   Staple                    Color     Leaf   Staple
                    44      46      48                         44      46      48
    1       1     106.25  109.75  110.00      1        1     107.00  113.00  113.25
            2     106.25  109.50  110.00               2     107.00  112.75  113.25
            3     95.00   99.25   99.25                3     97.75   102.75  103.50
            4                                          4
            5                                          5
            6                                          6
    2       1     105.25  109.25  109.75      2        1     106.00  112.50  113.00
            2     105.25  109.25  109.75               2     106.00  112.25  112.75
            3     93.75   99.00   99.00                3     96.25   102.00  102.25
            4     75.25   77.50   78.50                4     78.50   83.50   84.25
            5                                          5
            6                                          6
    3       1     89.50   92.00   93.50       3        1     91.75   95.00   96.00
            2     89.50   92.00   93.50                2     91.75   95.00   96.00
            3     87.50   91.75   92.50                3     91.25   94.50   95.50
            4     73.00   75.25   76.00                4     77.00   79.75   80.50
            5     69.50   71.00   72.25                5     71.00   72.00   73.25
            6                                          6
    4       1     71.75   74.75   74.75       4        1     75.25   78.25   78.25
            2     71.75   74.75   74.75                2     75.25   78.25   78.25
            3     71.25   74.75   74.75                3     74.75   78.25   78.25
            4     70.75   74.25   74.25                4     74.25   77.75   77.75
            5     64.50   65.50   65.50                5     65.00   66.00   66.00
            6                                          6
    5       1                                 5        1
            2     59.25   59.75   59.75                2     62.25   62.75   62.75
            3     59.25   59.75   59.75                3     62.25   62.75   62.75
            4     59.25   59.75   59.75                4     62.25   62.75   62.75
            5     58.75   59.00   59.00                5     62.00   62.50   62.50
            6                                          6
    6       1                                 6        1
            2     50.00   50.25   50.25                2     51.50   51.75   51.75
            3     50.00   50.25   50.25                3     51.50   51.75   51.75
            4     50.00   50.25   50.25                4     51.50   51.75   51.75
            5     49.75   50.00   50.00                5     51.25   51.50   51.50
            6     49.50   49.50   49.50                6     50.75   51.00   51.00

  Mike    Points Extraneous Matter          Mike     Points Extraneous Matter
 ranges  per poun  Level         Diff.     ranges   per poun  Level         Diff.
                 Preparation                                Preparation
26 & Belo -1350         1          -475  26 & Below  -1350         1          -625
  27-29    -900         2          -850     27-29     -900         2          -900
  30-32    -525  Bark, Grass, Sp.twist an   30-32     -500  Bark, Grass, Sp.twist and other
  33-34    -350         1          -400     33-34     -350         1          -525
35 & Abov   0           2          -700  35 & Above    0           2          -850

\1  Format for Pima spot quotations changed August 1, 2001 to reflect changes in Pima classifications.  Pima spot
quotations will consist only of the color grades and their coresponding leaf grades until sales of 2001-crop Pima are
reported.  Pima spot quotations for other color-leaf combinations will be included as sales of those qualities are reported.

Stokes Quisenberry
Cotton Program, Market News Branch
3275 Appling Rd
Memphis, TN  38133
(901) 384-3016
www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/mncs/index.htm
stokes.quisenberry@usda.gov