A farmer is processing jute in Lalmonirhat. Photo : BSS

LALMONIRHAT, Aug 11, 2025 (BSS) – Farmers of the district are happy as they are getting excellent yield and fair price of jute.

Price of the newly harvested jute in the village markets and other centres is now on the rise making the farmers happy in the district.

Last year, jute was sold for Taka 2,700 to 2,900 per maund but this time the price has stood at Taka 3,700 to 3,800. Farmers are getting Taka 1,000 to 1,200 more per maund than the last year.
 
Mozammel Haque, a farmer of Shibram village in Barabari union under Sadar upazila, said that the yield of jute has been good this time, and the price we are getting is also satisfactory. 

However, there is uncertainty about how long this price will last. 

According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Office, jute has been cultivated on a total of 3,315 hectares of land in the district this year. 

Due to favorable weather and timely cultivation, an average yield of 9 maunds per bigha has been achieved. 

However, farmers complain that production costs have increased significantly. 

Although selling of jute has started in the markets of Aditmari, Hatibandha and Kaliganj upazilas of the district, the supply is still limited. 

Basically, only advance farmers are able to cut and dry the jute and take it to the market. In most cases, it will take another two to three weeks to bring the whole jute to the market. 

Mohammad Syed Ali, who came to Barabari from Rajahat in Kurigram to sell jute, said that a week ago the price per maund was Taka 3,800 but now it has decreased by taka 100 to 150. Still, the farmers are happy because there is a profit. 

Jute trader Abdul Majid said that although the price of jute is good this time, the production cost has also increased. 

“We send five to ten thousand maunds of jute to companies in Khulna-Bagerhat every season, but this time it seems that the production has decreased a bit,” he said.

Sadar Upazila Agriculture Officer Khandaker Sohael Ahmed said that both the yield and price have increased due to the favorable weather. 

On average, farmers are earning Taka 1,000 per maund. However, the final market situation will be understood when the supply starts fully. 

Deputy Director of Department of Agricultural Extension Dr. Md. Saiful Arifin said that the demand for jute is increasing worldwide due to the ban on polythene. This is a potential sector for farmers as the international market has expanded.