Revision of Cotton Classification Procedures for Determining Cotton Leaf Grade
other · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2012-04-05 · Effective 2012-04-06 · 77 FR 20503
Document
Document number
2012-8125
Federal Register citation
77 FR 20503
CFR reference
7 CFR 27
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2012-04-05
Effective date
2012-04-06
USDA docket
Doc. #AMS-CN-11-0066
Abstract
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending the procedures for determining the official leaf grade for Upland and Pima cotton. The leaf grade is a part of the official classification which denotes cotton fiber quality used in cotton marketing and manufacturing of cotton products. Previously, the leaf grade was determined by visual examination and comparison to the Universal Cotton Standards for Leaf Grade that serves as the official cotton standards by qualified cotton classers. Amended procedures replace the classer's leaf determination with the instrument leaf measurement made by the High Volume Instrument (HVI) system, which has been used in official cotton classification for Upland Cotton since 1991.