Jute mills in West Bengal have slashed production after raw jute prices crossed ₹1.10 lakh per tonne amid shortages and Bangladesh’s export ban.

Even as raw jute production is estimated to be up by nearly 55 per cent rise this year, jute mills are curtailing production because of the mismatch between the market prices of raw jute and the price ...

The jute industry went through another year of crisis with a sharp raw material shortage, record-high prices and a growing ...

Bangladesh's jute industry is losing global competitiveness as outdated machinery, low productivity and high energy costs ...

The production of jute textiles has fallen significantly over the past two years due to a drop in exports and the government's failure to strictly impose the mandatory packaging law that led to ...

Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdus Shahid said jute production has increased by 3.3 million bales in the last decade due to the jute-friendly policy of the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...

Jute production this year has fallen due to less demand and low prices, situations which farmers have been facing for last few years, in Nilphamari. This year 265 hectares of land were left out from ...

Jute production is expected to drop by 20% this financial year, said Shashi Bhushan Singh, secretary of the National Jute Board. Mr. Singh, who was in Coimbatore for an expo organised by the Board, ...

For 2012-13 crop year, the National Jute Board has voiced its concern that production of jute in the country is expected to decline by 12% to 90 lakh bales. This decline in production can be ...

Jute is receiving renewed attention as a versatile and eco-friendly material. As a major jute producer, Bangladesh shared some of its expertise with the commodity at a recent seminar in Tokyo. The ...