Global production/demand fibres

Assuming that weather conditions and yield per hectare of jute follow their normal patterns, world production of jute is projected at 2.4 million tonnes per year by 2010, well below the average production level of the past decade. This decrease in production in the medium term is expected to result from a weakening in price incentives due to declining global demand for jute fibre. In the medium term, the area under jute cultivation in the Far East is expected to contract by 3.1% per aimum from an average of 1.6 million... 

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