CropsBarishal jute on 12,511 hectares sells at Tk 3,200–4,000 a maund, double last year; BINA Tossa Jute-1 gives 10–12 maunds a bigha
Against a 12,591-hectare target, 12,511 hectares were planted and 12,203 harvested, led by Mehendiganj (3,490 ha) and Muladi (3,170 ha); a government clampdown on plastics and demand for jute sacks have traders competing to buy at the farm gate, and timely rain made retting easy and the fibre bright