Where is silk produced in the world?

The chief silk-producing countries are China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, India, Uzbekistan, Brazil, Iran, Italy, and France. China is the world’s single biggest producer and chief supplier of silk to the world markets with 146,000 metric tonnes of silk being produced per year. India is the world’s second-largest producer and produces about 28,708 metric tonnes of silk every year. While the third and fourth positions are acquired respectively.