Technique with the Tally system – Hi
On this occasion, The process has been carried out with a very new technique in the sector and practically unknown in Spain.: shearing by the Tally-Hi system.
This handling technique improves the quality of the fleece and the length in the next shearing.; This is a common technique in countries like New Zealand and Argentina..
In this technique, the sheep is placed on 9 different positions and are carried out between 37 y 40 different cuts with the machine. The work was carried out on the table, and the best in the world in this discipline have been able to attend, as the representatives of the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat, pioneers in the use of this technique.
Uruguayan workers and technicians have been surprised by the quality of wool we have in Spain. So, It has become clear that the Spanish merino continues to maintain the greatness that was thought to have been lost..
This is important for the sector since this method allows the wool to be classified and obtain greater added value.; merino wool prices 0,80-1,60 €, and with this technique it can be sold for double or triple.
In Spain, the laneros (person dedicated to the wool trade or industry) They are only looking for returns to sell to China, y no wool or quality products are made; Premium wool like that from this farm is used to mix it and reduce the fineness of the coarsest ones., producing a wool with 21 microns. The booming premium wool market is being wasted.
The wool market in Spain has 150 years taking advantage of the status of by-product of this matter, as well as the disappointment of the rancher, paying the product to 80 cents and then selling it at a higher price, without thinking about the revaluation of the product.
Perhaps it is time for the industry and ranchers to commit to revaluing (and transform) a product that increasingly has more outlet in the markets, in which merino wool has more value every day. This could return us to the situation of dominance in the textile sector that we could boast of a few centuries ago..
