Technical Peruvian Norms of the Fiber of Alpaca
Problematic
Fuente: Eliseo de los Ríos Perea
At the present time the acquisition of the fiber of Alpaca of the producers you efectan when sweeping, that is to say, fades with single price for fleece, with a scarce valuation of the quality of greasy fiber in fleece.
This results in that an appropriate incentive is not generated for the improvement of the cluster Alpaquero, taking place an accented degradation of the genetic quality of the Alpaca. For what every time is smaller the percentage of Alpaca that you/they produce fibers of superior (From 22 to 26.5 Microns) qualities, rising the percentage of inferior qualities in the fleece reaching until 50% of fibers with but of 26 microns what means that the average of fineness of today fleeces this in around.
Of where it is that, approximately, 40% of the fiber that takes place in Peru;, it is not the but appropriate for the making of garments of dressing, since you finish textile investigations they recommend, for garments that go on the body, fibers are not used with but of 28 Microns. What forces us to derive 40% from the production to other uses different to the industry of garments of dressing, for that that, logically, a smaller price is paid to be thick fibers.
Of another side, uniform parameters don't exist for the classification of the fleece of the Alpaca. The classification is carried out according to the selection standards peculiar of each company clasificadora, when the desirable thing is an uniform pattern for all those that are devoted to this activity.
These problems in the production, selection and commercialization of the matter prevails, they affect seriously to all the links of the chain of value of the Alpaca.
All the above-mentioned, supposes, the necessity of a national grateful agreement, in front of the patterns of quality of the Alpaca fiber for: the cattle producers, the industrial producers and the final consumers of the product.
In conclusion, the Alpaca fiber shows up to the market:
- As a product, subvaluado in their fair value.
- As a product, with an inferior quality to the one wanted.
- As a product, with nonexistences of ranges of quality evenly been worth for the different buyers.
- As a product, with a growing deterioration in their quality.
Technical Developed Norms
PNTP 231.300
FIBRA DE ALPACA EN VELLON
Definiciones, categorización, requisitos y rotulado
PNTP 231.301
FIBER OF ALPACA IN FLEECE
Definitions, classification for groups of qualities, requirements and labeled
PNTP 231.302
FIBER OF ALPACA IN FLEECE.
Categorization procedure and sampling
PNTP 231.303
FIBER OF ALPACA IN FLEECE;N
Determination of the half (fineness) diameter, for the method of flow of air "air-flow".
PNTP 231.304
FIBER OF ALPACA IN FLEECE
Determination of the wick longitude
PNTP 231.305
FIBER OF CLASSIFIED ALPACA.
Test method to determine the content of humidity
