Indian Jute Mills Association seeks ban on private raw jute tradingThe Indian Jute Mills Association has asked the government to stop private raw jute trading after March 31. This move aims to control risin...
17 Jan, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Cabinet raises jute MSP to Rs 5,335 per quintalIn the current season 2023-24, the government has procured a record amount of more than 6.24 lakh bales of raw jute through the Jute Corpor...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
Mixed year for jute, govt provided relief for industry to bounce backThe jute sector in India experienced a mixed year in 2023, with a bumper cash crop harvest but a mid-season demand slump. However, governme...
31 Dec, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
Centre requests mills to halt raw jute importThe current season's total jute availability stood at 119 lakh bales, from which 5 lakh bales were of imported raw jute.
12 Oct, 2023, 10.19 AM IST
IJMA says raw jute price ceiling counterproductive, seeks Mamata's interventionIndian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) said raw jute price ceiling is going to be counterproductive for jute cultivation and sought the inter...
16 Nov, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
Government mulls hiking MSP for juteThe Jute corporation of India (JCI) is the central government''s nodal agency to undertake price support operations.
03 Mar, 2021, 08.52 PM IST
West Bengal food & supply department to buy 7 crore bags from jute farmersFor packing 46 lakh MT, 6.35 crore jute bags are required, and 65 lakh for 6 lakh MT.
07 Jan, 2019, 03.04 PM IST
Jute Commissioner recommends 18.5 per cent hike in raw jute MSPHowever, the industry is apprehensive as cost of production is pegged at Rs 3,650 a quintal by the Jute Corporation of India (JCI).
22 Dec, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Government approves plan to restructure Jute Corporation of IndiaThe government has approved a plan to restructure Jute Corporation of India to enhance its efficiency and capacity to handle huge quantity ...
13 Aug, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
Day after Congress VP Rahul Gandhi's visit, two more jute mills shut down in BengalThree jute mills in Hooghly North Brook, India and Hastings Jute Mill put up stop work notices within 24 hours of Gandhi's visit in the are...
09 Jun, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
CCEA clears mandatory packaging for sugar, foodgrains in juteThe government today approved mandatory packaging of sugar and foodgrains in jute material to minimum extent of up to 90 per cent of produc...
28 Jan, 2015, 09.26 PM IST
Government hikes MSP of jute to Rs 2,400 per quintalGovernment today hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of jute by Rs 100 to Rs 2,400 per quintal for 2014-15 season.
02 Jan, 2014, 11.04 PM IST
- Centre hikes jute MSP by over 14 pc
The Centre on Friday increased the minimum support price of jute by over 14 per cent to Rs 1,575 per quintal for 2010-11.
23 Apr, 2010, 01.58 PM IST
- Jute supply can't meet demand as growers turn to paddy
While the demand for jute and jute products, both domestic and international, is on the rise due to renewed interest of people in the use o...
10 Oct, 2009, 01.59 AM IST
- Govt to hike support price for jute
Union textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday said his ministry had constituted a working group to formulate a national fibre policy...
08 Oct, 2009, 06.09 AM IST
- MCX to unveil jute futures
Futures trading in raw jute is expected to gain a momentum, with Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) deciding to launch the trading in that coun...
12 Jun, 2007, 04.12 AM IST
- GoS not for Jute, Cotton Corporation divestment
The Core Group of secretaries on disinvestment is understood to have disfavoured the disinvestment in Jute Corporation and Cotton Corporati...
29 May, 2003, 08.39 PM IST