Related Keywords: affect quality of finished jute bags, around forty lakh bales, concerned about poor grades of raw jute stock, estimated at around ninety lakh bales, production of raw jute, section of jute mills in Bengal, still with traders and stockists, this season, yet to arrive in market
The production of raw jute is estimated at around 90 lakh bales in 2016-17 season, a section of jute mills in Bengal are concerned about the poor grades of raw jute stock of around 40 lakh bales that are still with traders and stockists and is yet to arrive in the market, affecting the quality of finished jute bags.
According to market information, around 55 percent of the stock available comprises poor grade raw jute. This is a major concern as light weight jute sacks (580 gm) requires finer counts of yarn, said the owner of a Bengal-based jute mill.
