Production
Jute is a rain-fed crop with little need for fertilizer or pesticides, in contrast to cotton's heavy requirements. Production is concentrated in India and some in Bangladesh, mainly Bengal. The jute fibre comes from the stem and ribbon (outer skin) of the jute plant. The fibres are first extracted by retting. The retting process consists of bundling jute stems together and immersing them in slow running water. There are two types of retting: stem and ribbon. After the retting process, stripping begins; women and children usually do this job. In the stripping process, non-fibrous matter is scraped off, then the workers dig in and grab the fibres from within the jute stem. India, Pakistan, and China are the large buyers of local jute while the United Kingdom, Spain, Côte d'Ivoire, Germany and Brazil also import raw jute from Bangladesh. India is the world's largest jute growing country.
| Top ten jute producers — 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Production (Tonnes) | |
| India | 17,43,000 | |
| Bangladesh | 12,00,600 | |
| People's Republic of China | 40,000 | |
| Myanmar | 30,000 | |
| Uzbekistan | 20,000 | |
| Nepal | 16,988 | |
| Vietnam | 8,800 | |
| Thailand | 5,000 | |
| Sudan | 3,300 | |
| Egypt | 2,200 | |
| World | 2833041 | |
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