American Pima is the U.S. extra-long-staple cotton class, not a premium label for any long fibre. A comparable bale or lot needs the stated growth, crop year, gin and bale identity, USDA classing record, color and leaf grade, length, uniformity, strength, micronaire, trash and extraneous-matter evidence, origin and delivery terms.
The crop figures below are USDA's final 2025 American Pima estimates published in May 2026. They are dated U.S. production facts, not current global supply, a live cash quote, an export offer or proof of any specific bale. Physical value is withheld without lot-level classing, location, quantity, logistics and delivery evidence.
USDA treats American Pima as extra-long-staple cotton and maintains distinct Pima color and leaf grade standards. Cotton No. 2 is an Upland reference contract, so its screen price cannot be relabelled as the physical value of a Pima bale. Foreign extra-long-staple growths also need their own stated origin, classing system and equivalence evidence.
USDA classing records distinguish Upland from Pima and report color grade, leaf grade, length, length uniformity, strength, micronaire, instrument color, trash and extraneous matter. The National Database links official measurements to gin and bale identifiers. Atlas preserves those fields and the classing date instead of reducing Pima to a marketing adjective.
USDA's final 2025 estimate of U.S. American Pima output and yield describes a dated crop, not current availability or a particular lot. A physical comparison still requires crop year, growth and origin, bale list, classing evidence, contamination and moisture controls, quantity, currency, Incoterm, warehouse or load point, destination, shipment window and logistics.
USDA uses separate Extra-Long Staple HVI calibration cottons for length, length uniformity and strength, while micronaire calibration materials can serve Upland and ELS testing. A usable trade record identifies the classing authority, instrument or method scope, sample and bale chain, certificate identifier and any reclassification or processing after normal ginning.
No. USDA distinguishes American Pima as extra-long-staple cotton and applies dedicated Pima color and leaf grade standards. Upland and Pima records should not be merged.
No. Cotton No. 2 is an Upland reference contract. A Pima physical value needs lot-level quality, origin, location, quantity, logistics and delivery evidence.
Official records can include Pima identity, color and leaf grade, length, length uniformity, strength, micronaire, instrument color, trash, extraneous matter and bale identifiers.
Growth and origin, crop year, gin and bale IDs, classing authority and date, color and leaf grade, length, uniformity, strength, micronaire, trash, extraneous matter, contamination controls, quantity, currency, Incoterm, load point, destination, shipment window and evidence vintage.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.