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Bangladesh jute report - Nov 8

Sun Nov 8, 2009 4:01pm IST
 
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 Rates supplied by the Bangladesh Jute Association
 JUTE
 VARIETY                BALES                   FOB
  Narayanganj
                  (One bale = 180 kg)        (Taka per bale)
                                    Ready Position (in
taka)
 Bangla white special     (BW special)             8,250
 Bangla white A           (BWA)                    8,050
 Bangla white B           (BWB)                    7,850
 Bangla white C           (BWC)                    7,450
 Bangla white D           (BWD)                    7,050
 Bangla white E           (BWE)                    6,850
 Bangla tossa special     (BTS)                    8,675
 Bangla tossa A           (BTA)                    8,575
 Bangla tossa B           (BTB)                    8,475
 Bangla tossa C           (BTC)                    8,075
 Bangla tossa D           (BTD)                    7,450
 Bangla tossa E           (BTE)                    7,250
 WRS/TRS, HABIJABI, CUT ROPNES
 Bangla white rejection   (BWR)                    6,000
 Bangla white habijabi    (BWH)                    5,300
 Bangla tossa rejection   (BTR)                    6,400
 Bangla tossa habijabi    (BTH)                    5,400
 Bangla cut ropes         (BCR)                    5,000
  CUTTINGS
 Bangla white cuttings A  (BWCA)                   5,750
 Bangla white cuttings B  (BWCB)                   5,350
 Bangla tossa cuttings A  (BTCA)                   5,750
 Bangla tossa cuttings B  (BTCB)                   5,550
  MESHTA
 Meshta special                                    7,700
 Meshta A                                          7,200
 Meshta B                                          6,800
 Meshta C                                          6,500
 Special meshta cuttings                           5,500
 Ordinary meshta cuttings                          5,300
 Meshta- SMR                                       5,300
  STATE OF THE MARKET--REMARKS
 Quality             - good
 Condition           - fair
 Narayanganj imports - About  5,000 monds
 Daulatpur imports   - About 10,000 monds
 (37.32 kg = 1 mond)
 Market trend - down-ward
 NOTE
 Raw jute exports during 2008-2009
 (01.07.2008 to 30.06.2009) =
 1.75 million bales
 Value
 9.21 billion taka
 ($1=69.15 taka)
 Source: Bangladesh Jute Association, Dhaka +880-2-9552916,
 Narayanganj +880-2-7630904

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