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by velp 2432 days ago
AFAIK, Merino is mostly farmed in alpine regions, a lot of it in New Zealand. There's a really interesting BlisterReview podcast[0] on technical fabrics and wool, featuring an interview with one of the buyer/sourcers for a big wool company. He explains the farming/shearing/processing of merino pretty thoroughly.

[0] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3X5VBJaRvo1jjVElTjxnnP?si=B...