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The Indian jute industry has been unable to scale up production or export of jute goods. The country's imports of finished goods have jumped up 24 percent, while exports have declined by 22 percent during April-January period of 2014-15. The government to protect the domestic jute industry has announced that that imported raw jute and jute yarn will not be used in the manufacturing of sacks which are used for packaging of commodities in the reserved sector, a notice from the office of the Jute Commissioner stated.
