Exports are either raw materials or manufactured goods. Raw materials are products of the land， such as <br /> cotton， timber or rubber. Some raw materials， such as iron ore， come from mines. These raw materials are <br /> often exported by the countries that produce them to other countries where they are made into manufactured<br /> goods. Some countries produce food for export， for example， meat， sugar， or cereals such as wheat and <br /> maize. These countries are agricultural countries. An agricultural country needs fertile land and a good climate. <br /> A cold， dry climate is not suitable for agriculture. <br /> A country which produces manufactured goods is known as an industrialized country. An industrialized country<br /> cannot always produce enough food for its own needs. In this case， it does not export foodstuffs. Instead it<br /> has to import them. It relies on exports of manufactured products and pays for imports with the money it earns <br /> fr