Question

Which of the following groups of countries is most famous for exporting wool and meat?
A. Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
B. Argentina, France, Chile
C. Australia, Argentina, New Zealand
D. New Zealand, Argentina, Italy

Answer 1

Hint: The world’s majority of the sheep meat exports comes from the Southern hemisphere countries of the world. Large numbers of sheep and wool are exported to the Middle East, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

Complete Answer:
The three main exporters of wool and meat are Australia, Argentina and New Zealand. Wool production is an extremely typical activity on Australian farms. The estimation of wool produced for 2016-17 was $3.615 billion. The meat and cattle industries produce and cycle meat items and live animals for export markets and domestic purposes. Australia is probably the biggest exporter of mutton, beef and lambs in the world, a trade which is entirely important to its economy.
New Zealand has developed its economy on exports of meat and wool since the nineteenth century. In the initial stage, it used to export to the United Kingdom but later on, it became more diverse and now it exports to Muslim countries as well as to the United States.
Argentina is one of the world's significant exporters of meat and additionally perhaps the biggest producer of wool and wine. Generally, wine is consumed more domestically.
Now let us examine the options:
Option A - Sri Lanka is famous for producing high-quality rubber. Indonesia mostly exports minerals, crude palm oil, rubber products and electric appliances while Australia is a leading producer of both wool and meat.
Option B - France imports aircraft, wine, vehicles and electronic components whereas Chile exports fish, meat, wine, copper and chemical wood pulp. Argentina is a leading producer of meat and wool in the world.
Option C - Australia along with Argentina and New Zealand are the leading producers of meat and wool in the world.
Option D - New Zealand and Argentina are the leading producers of wool and meat while Italy mostly exports motor vehicles, footwear and clothes. It also exports pharmaceutical and other chemicals as well.
Thus, the correct answer is option, ‘(C) Australia, Argentina, New Zealand’.

Note: Red meat is an important agricultural export earner, in addition to this, there is increasing interest in other meat items, for example, pork, deer, goat and bison. Goat meat production is advancing.