Add README to the exporter package (#3142)

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+# OpenTelemetry Exporters
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+Once the OpenTelemetry SDK has created and processed telemetry, it needs to be exported.
+This package contains exporters for this purpose.
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+## Exporter Packages
+
+The following exporter packages are provided with the following OpenTelemetry signal support.
+
+| Exporter Package                                                                | Metrics | Traces |
+| :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----: | :----: |
+| [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/jaeger](./jaeger)                           |         | ✓      |
+| [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric](./otlp/otlpmetric)         | ✓       |        |
+| [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace](./otlp/otlptrace)           |         | ✓      |
+| [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus](./prometheus)                   | ✓       |        |
+| [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric](./stdout/stdoutmetric) | ✓       |        |
+| [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace](./stdout/stdouttrace)   |         | ✓      |
+| [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin](./zipkin)                           |         | ✓      |
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+See the [OpenTelemetry registry] for 3rd-part exporters compatible with this project.
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+[OpenTelemetry registry]: https://opentelemetry.io/registry/?language=go&component=exporter