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New Zealand, the world's largest exporter of crossbred wool, is heading for its smallest annual wool clip in six years. The national clip is likely to see further decline in the upcoming season starting in July, falling to around 810,000 bales, according to Christchurch-based New Zealand Wool Services International, a unit of Australia's Lempriere and the nation's largest wool scourer and exporter.
It is reflecting the lowest sheep flock in more than 70 years, dry conditions and an increased focus on meat producing breeds of sheep.
