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BJMC, BJC yet to open centres

Jute being sold at nominal price in southern dists

From Our Correspondent
JESSORE. Sept 7: The growers of the eleven districts of the southern region of the country arc selling jute at a price which is below the cost of production for want of buyers.
. Consequently, the growers have been facing losses as they are deprived of the reasonable price.
According to sources, Jute has already started to appear in different markets of these districts Including Jessore, Jhenidah, Satkhira, Magura, Narail. Khulna, Bagerhat, Kush-tia. Cthiadanga and Meherpur.
BuDBangladcsh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC). Bangladesh Jute Corporation (BJC) and other private agencies have not yet come to the purchase centres. The organisations are still waiting for the coming jute policy of the government, it is learnt
Most of the small traders
have not yet started buying jute as the main buyers are still undecided. Many of them are hiding as they are trying to avoid the last year's payment, ft is reported.
At present, only a few touts and middlemen are dominating the jute market who always try to exploit the growers. They are fixing the Jute price as their own sweet will studying the situation. These kinds of traders have introduced two kinds of rates - one cash and the other on credit. The rate on credit is much higher than that of the cash. The poor growers need cash and that is why they prefer the cash though the margin is wide.
According, to some growers. tosha is selling between Taka 280 and 300. meshta between Taka 220 and 250.
It is learnt that BJMC opened 20 centres to buy Jute for its eleven Jute mills in the
region. Last year, BJC bought Jute through only one centre out of five centres in Khulna. Some jute traders Informed this correspondent that the last year’s situation Is likely to continue during the present season.
In the absence of any government Initiative, the poor growers will be deprived of the reasonable price of their products.
Some jute growers informed this correspondent that the present rales of Jute are far below the cost of production. If the Jute policy is not reviewed keeping in view the interest of the growers. Jute cultivation In future will be affected in the different areas of the southern region of the country.
It may be mentioned here that Jute production target was fixed at 1.102.000 bales in the region.