The sheep population in the agriculture -based country fell sharply by 4.3 million or 11 percent in the past year alone due to drought and more dairying.

• 以农立国的纽西兰因旱灾及制乳业竞争增加的影响，单单去年一年，绵羊数量就骤减了四百三十万头，相当于整体的一成一。