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9. FIBRES OF VEGETAL AND ANIMAL ORIGIN
VEGETAL FIBRES
Among vegetal fibres, FAO includes 12 primary crops and five derived agricultural products.
The code and name of each of these crops is listed below, along with its botanical name, or names, and a short description
where necessary.
Certain fibre crops yield seeds used for sowing and for processing into oil and cake, and these are
listed with oil-bearing crops and derived products in Chapter 6.
FIBRES OF ANIMAL ORIGIN have many of the same uses as vegetal fibres, but are of much higher value. Both fine
and coarse hair of animal origin are included in this group.
The FAO list includes 14 items of which seven are primary
products. These are listed immediately following the vegetal fibres.
Fibres of vegetal and animal origin
FAOSTAT
CODE |
COMMODITY |
DEFINITIONS, COVERAGE, REMARKS |
| 0767 |
COTTON LINT Gossypium spp |
Fibres from ginning seed cotton that have not been carded or combed. Trade data also include fibres that have been cleaned,
bleached, dyed or rendered absorbent. |
| 0768 |
Cotton, Carded or Combed |
Cotton (including garnetted stock and other cotton waste) which has been carded or combed, whether or not further prepared
for spinning. May be bleached or dyed. |
| 0769 |
Cotton Waste |
Waste is produced when cotton is prepared for spinning, or during spinning operations, weaving, knitting, etc., or from
garnetting cotton goods. |
| 0770 |
Cotton Linters |
Very short fibres that cover the seeds after ginning and that are very high in cellulose. |
Fibres of vegetal and animal origin
FAOSTAT
CODE |
COMMODITY |
DEFINITIONS, COVERAGE, REMARKS |
| 0771 |
[FLAX, RAW OR RETTED] Linum usitatissimum Flax Straw |
Flax is cultivated for seed as well as for fibre. The fibre is obtained from the stem of the plant. Data are reported
in terms of straw. |
| 0773 |
FLAX FIBRE AND TOW |
Broken, scutched, hackled etc. but not spun. Traditionally, FAO has used this commodity to identify production in its
raw state; in reality, the primary agricultural product is the commodity 0771, which can either be used for the production
of fibre or for other purposes. |
| 0774 |
Flax Tow and Waste |
Includes yarn waste and garnetted stock. |
| 0777 |
HEMP FIBRE AND TOW Cannabis sativa |
This plant is cultivated for seed as well as for fibre. The fibre is obtained from the stem of the plant. Trade data include
raw, retted, scutched, combed fibre, tow and waste. |
| 0778 |
KAPOK FIBRE Ceiba pentandra |
This plant is cultivated for seed as well as for fibre. Trade data cover only fibres that have been crushed, carded or
combed for spinning. |
Fibres of vegetal and animal origin
FAOSTAT
CODE |
COMMODITY |
DEFINITIONS, COVERAGE, REMARKS |
| 0780 |
JUTE white jute (Corchorus capsularis); red jute, tossa (C. olitorius) |
Trade data cover raw or processed jute (but not spun), tow and waste, yarn waste and garnetted stock and may include jute-like
fibres. |
| 0782 |
JUTE-LIKE FIBRES Including inter alia: China jute (Abutilon avicennae); Congo jute, malva, paka (Urena
lobata; U. sinuata); Indian flax (Abroma augusta); kenaf, meshta (Hibiscus cannabinus); rosella hemp (H.
sabdariffa); sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) |
This definition covers all textile fibres extracted from the stems of dicotyledonous plants, o/t flax, ramie, true hemp
and true jute. For trade coverage see 0780. |
| 0788 |
RAMIE China grass, white ramie (Boehmeria nivea); rhea, green ramie (B. tenacissima) |
Ramie fibre is obtained from the bast of the plant. For trade coverage see 0780 |
| 0789 |
SISAL Agave sisalana |
Sisal fibre is obtained from the leaves of the plant. It also is used as an ornamental plant. Trade data cover fibres
that are raw, prepared for spinning, and tow and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock. |
| 0800 |
AGAVE FIBRES NES Including inter alia: Haiti hemp (Agave foetida); henequen (A. fourcroydes); ixtle,
tampico (A. lecheguilla); maguey (A. cantala); pita (A. americana); Salvador hemp (A. letonae) |
See 0789. The leaves of some agave varieties are used for the production of alcoholic beverages, such as aquamiel, mezcal,
pulque and tequila. |
| 0809 |
ABACA MANILA HEMP Musa textilis |
The fibre is obtained from stalks of certain banana trees. For trade coverage see 0789. |
| 0813 |
COIR Cocos nucifera |
Coir fibre is obtained from the fibrous covering of the mesocarp. For trade coverage see 0789. |
| 0821 |
FIBRE CROPS NES Including inter alia: alfa, esparto (Lygeum spartum; Stipa tenacissima); bowstring hemp
(Sansevieria spp.); caroa (Neoglaziovia variegata); fuque fibre (Furcraea macrophylla); Mauritius hemp
(F. gigantea); New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax); palma ixtle (Samuela carnerosana) |
Other fibres that are not identified separately because of their minor relevance at the international level. Because of
their limited local importance, some countries report vegetable fibres under this commodity heading that are classified individually
by FAO. The fibre is obtained from the leaves, stalks or fruit of the plant. In instances where the fibrous part is normally
used for other purposes, data cover only those fibres intended for spinning. For trade coverage see 0789. |
Fibres of vegetal and animal origin
FAOSTAT
CODE |
COMMODITY |
DEFINITIONS, COVERAGE, REMARKS |
| 0987 |
WOOL, GREASY |
A natural fibre taken from sheep or lambs. Includes fleece-washed, shorn and pulled wool (from slaughtered animals), but
does not include carded or combed wool. |
| 0988 |
Wool, Degreased |
Includes scoured and carbonized, but does not include carded or combed wool. |
| 1007 |
Wool, Shoddy |
Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair obtained by garnetting rags or waste of spinning, weaving, knitting
etc. |
| 1008 |
Hair, Carded, Combed |
Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed, including combed wool in fragments. |
| 1009 |
Wool, Hair Waste |
Noils of wool or animal hair not garnetted; other waste of wool and animal hair (excluding horsehair) not covered in 1007.
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| 1010 |
Wool Tops |
Slivers consisting of long fibres laid parallel by combing and then wound into balls. |
| 1030 |
FINE GOAT HAIR |
Hair from cashmere, angora (mohair) and similar goats. Excludes carded or combed hair. |
| 1031 |
COARSE GOAT HAIR |
Common goat hair. Not carded or combed hair. |
| 1100 |
HAIR OF HORSES |
Includes hair of the manes and tails of equine and bovine animals and waste therefrom. Hair from flanks included in 1219.
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Fibres of vegetal and animal origin
FAOSTAT
CODE |
COMMODITY |
DEFINITIONS, COVERAGE, REMARKS |
| 1185 |
COCOONS, REELABLE |
Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling. Foreign trade data are expressed in silk equivalent, which is 25% of their weight.
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| 1186 |
Silk, Raw |
Obtained by reeling the filaments from cocoons. Not thrown. |
| 1187 |
Cocoons Unreelable, Waste |
Include cocoons unsuitable for reeling and silk waste of all kinds. Not carded or combed. |
| 1218 |
HAIR, FINE |
Fine animal hair, mainly from alpaca, llama, vicu¤a, camel and angora rabbit. Excludes carded or combed hair. |
| 1219 |
HAIR, COARSE NES |
Hair from flanks of equines and bovines, as well as hair from other animals, such as dogs and monkeys. Excludes carded
or combed hair. |
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