AgribusinessNot raw jute but packaging and blended fibre: minister sets value-addition goal
Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said raw jute worth about $1,200 a tonne could fetch $2,400 to $2,500 as packaging and $4,000 to $5,000 as blended fibre, as a permanent JDPC showroom opened in Dhaka.