Jute| Next to cotton, jute is the second important fibre.

Next to cotton, jute is the second important fibre crop of India. Jute is the crop of hot and humid climate. West Bengal is the major jute producing state in India accounting for over four-fifths of the production and nearly three-fourths of area under jute in the country. In West Bengal hot and humid climate and alluvial, loamy soil conditions good for growth of jute.