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D-fibre-diameter Dictionary

Fibre diameter

The thickness of wool or mohair fibre, measured in microns; finer pays more

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Plain meaning
The thickness of wool or mohair fibre, measured in microns; finer pays more
How to use it
Breed for finer fibre to earn higher prices.
South African benchmark
South African wool and mohair are tested for fibre diameter before auction (Article 94).
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M14-U2
Calculate it
T-M14-02 Clip and Fleece Income
Library sources
LIB-A094, LIB-P-Wool, LIB-P-Mohair
See also
Clip
Wool and Mohair: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedWool and Mohair: how the business runsSold bykg of clip, fibre in microns1Breed2Grow fleece3Shear4Class the clip5Auction or brokerZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Wool and Mohair Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M14 Wool and Mohair.