jute

Jute is one of the strongest natural fibres. The long staple fibre has high tensile strength and low extensibility. Its luster determines quality; the more it shines, the better the quality. It also has some heat and fire resistance. The biodegradable features of jute are becoming increasingly important.
Jute is a rain-fed crop with little need for fertilizer or pesticides. The production is concentrated in Bangladesh, India, China, and Thailand. The jute fibre comes from the stem and ribbon (outer skin) of the jute plant. The fibres are first extracted by retting. The retting process consists of bundling jute stems together and immersing them in low, running water. There are two types of retting: stem and ribbon. After the retting process, stripping begins. Women and children usually do this job. In the stripping process, non-fibrous matter is scraped off, then the workers dig in and grab the fibres from within the jute stem.
Jute trade is currently centered around the contient . The major producing countries of Jute are: burma,etc. However, Bangladesh has the honour of being the largest exporter of raw jute, and India has the honour of being the largest producer as well as largest consumer of jute products in the world. Therefore, the local price of raw Jute is the international price. Again, the local price of Jute Goods in India is the international price.
As an input to the Jute manufacturing (goods) industry, the demand for Jute is a derived demand. Nearly 75% of Jute goods are used as packaging materials, , and sacks. making of carpet material, the third major Jute outlet, is fast growing in importance. Currently, it consists of roughly 15% of the world's Jute goods consumption. The remaining products are carpet yarn, cordage, felts, padding, twine, ropes, decorative fabrics, and miscellenious items for industrial use.
Quite recently, Jute has entered the non-woven industry as it is one of the most cost effective high tensile fibre of jute. Therefore, the demand for Jute has made its way into the automotive industry. Jute is now being used to manufacture more eco-friendly interiors for cars and automobiles
Being the major playground of the long history of jute trade and having relately finer fiber, Bangladesh always had advantage in raw jute trading. Still now Bangladesh is the largest exporter of raw jute in the world. After the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan , the jute trading was not limited to specific groups like India or Pakistan. Because, after the liberation of Bangladesh, most of the Pakistani owned Jute Mills were taken over by the government of Bangladesh.
Later, to control these Jute mils in Bangladesh, the government built up Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC). No other jute mills were allowed to grow in the private sector before 1975. This incident grew many raw jute traders from different corners of Bangladesh who used to supply raw jute to BJMC owned jute mills. This group of traders are called as beparis, who buy raw jute directly from the farmers.