A total of 22.6 billion MNT will be distributed this year to nearly 93,000 herders as incentives for last year’s wool supply, as announced by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry. The ministry’s Livestock Protection Fund reviewed details of the state's 2016 wool supply in February and decided to distribute incentives through Mongol Bank this year. Details of the 2016 wool supply

№	Province	Total number of livestock	Wool weight (kg)	Monetary value (billion MNT)
1	Arkhangai	10,241	2,094,104.4	2.2
2	Bayan-Ulgii	5,262	613,379	0.6
3	Bayankhongor	4,825	855,984.9	1.02
4	Bulgan	5,264	1,364,913.5	1.37
5	Govi-Altai	4,595	1,071,405.5	1.31
6	Govi-Sumber	291	89,434.9	0.1
7	Darkhan-Uul	416	110,730.8	0.11
8	Dornogovi	2,205	593,141.7	0.69
9	Dornod	1,703	418,751.9	0.42
10	Dundgovi	4,275	1,112,995.7	1.19
11	Zavkhan	7,388	1,667,342.6	1.87
12	Orkhon	138	22,545.6	0.02
13	Uvurkhangai	9,359	1,689,848.4	1.75
14	Unmnugovi	2,950	744,509.1	1.17
15	Sukhbaatar	4,018	1,013,793.5	1.01
16	Selenge	1,935	512,127.9	0.54
17	Tuv	5,734	1,693,965.9	1.7
18	Uvs	4,879	1,101,093.6	1.44
19	Ulaanbaatar	258	64,226.0	0.06
20	Khovd	4,142	905,220.9	0.95
21	Khuvsgul	9,390	1,800,205.6	2.02
22	Khentii	3,617	1,059,178.2	1.1
		92,885	20,598,899.6	22.6

Compared to 2015, the number of herders who supplied wool in 2016 increased from 79,407 to 92,885, and the volume of wool produced increased by 1.3 million kg. Since the government launched incentives for sheep and camel wool production in 2011, more than 400,000 herders have received a combined 112.7 billion MNT in incentives for their contributions. Details of wool collection and incentives allocated since 2011

Year	Number of herders	Wool volume  (tons)	Monetary value  (billion MNT)
2011	32,977	4,924.9	9.8
2012	103,162	14,696.6	29.4
2013	117,667	18,307.3	36.6
2014	80,619	16,643.5	18.3
2015	79,407	16,897	19.3
Total	413,832	71,468.4	112.7