> In 2017 Italy produced 60 t of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling. Over ten years it grew by 1.7%. The record was 6,678 t in 1961.

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# Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling production in Italy

In 2017 Italy produced 60 t of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling. Over ten years it grew by 1.7%. The record was 6,678 t in 1961.
The 2017 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 201760 t
World rank—
10-year change+1.7%
Record6,678 t1961

## Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Italy, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 60 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 60 | −6.3% |
| 2015 | 64 | −8.6% |
| 2014 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 68 | +11% |
| 2012 | 61 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 59 | −1.7% |
| 2010 | 60 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 56 | −5.1% |
| 2007 | 59 | −4.8% |
| 2006 | 62 | +35% |
| 2005 | 46 | −22% |
| 2004 | 59 | −6.3% |
| 2003 | 63 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 60 | −1.6% |
| 2001 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 60 | +54% |
| 1999 | 39 | +18% |
| 1998 | 33 | +65% |
| 1997 | 20 | −17% |
| 1996 | 24 | +33% |
| 1995 | 18 | +64% |
| 1994 | 11 | −15% |
| 1993 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 13 | +160% |
| 1991 | 5 | −58% |
| 1990 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 11 | −88% |
| 1988 | 94 | −7.8% |
| 1987 | 102 | −1.9% |
| 1986 | 104 | −3.7% |
| 1985 | 108 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 108 | +13% |
| 1983 | 96 | +10% |
| 1982 | 87 | −7.4% |
| 1981 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 88 | −25% |
| 1979 | 117 | −35% |
| 1978 | 181 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 169 | +17% |
| 1976 | 145 | −61% |
| 1975 | 370 | −33% |
| 1974 | 549 | +21% |
| 1973 | 455 | +31% |
| 1972 | 347 | −57% |
| 1971 | 814 | −49% |
| 1970 | 1,594 | −30% |
| 1969 | 2,279 | −23% |
| 1968 | 2,950 | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 2,752 | +26% |
| 1966 | 2,179 | −36% |
| 1965 | 3,386 | −21% |
| 1964 | 4,307 | −12% |
| 1963 | 4,872 | −7.0% |
| 1962 | 5,240 | −22% |
| 1961 | 6,678 | — |

## Trade, 2024

Imports5 t USD 25,000
Importer rank8 of 16
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/silk-worm-cocoons-suitable-for-reeling/)

## Other large producers

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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