The nature of price variation within the crop-year or season as opposed to price variation from year to year is investigated. The seasonal price index provides a measure of the month to month variation in jute prices. It is found that, in a typical year, the actual price peak is 36 % higher than...

The article explores the impact of a flexible buffer stocks scheme on important indicators of the Bangladesh jute market. The sensitivity of such a scheme to the price elasticity of demand is also examined to take account of the critical importance of this parameter in the analysis of market...

Advantages and disadvantages for Bangladesh if it participates in an International Buffer Stocks Programme (IBSP) for raw jute. In principle, either the producer or the consumer may gain from price stabilization. It is argued that the concrete outcome depends upon the way the demand and supply...

Using an econometric model of the Bangladesh jute sector for controlled policy experiments, the author investigates the effects of a buffer stocks-supported price stabilization scheme on this sector. Empirical probability distribution of buffer stocks size under alternative price stabilization...