Price of mulberry raw silk India FY 2013-2023

The price of raw mulberry silk was over 4.5 thousand Indian rupees per kilogram in fiscal year 2023, an increase from the previous year. Mulberry silk is a highly priced fabric that is 100 percent natural, odorless, and hypoallergic.Silk in IndiaThe silk fabric has a cultural role in India and is worn on all auspicious days and festive occasions. Kanchipuram silk sarees are the most sought-after silk sarees in the country, and depending on the design, it takes between 20 to 30 days to weave a single piece. Furthermore, India produces a variety of silks such as Mulberry, Tasar, Muga, and Eri based on the silkworms’ feeding habits. One acre of the mulberry plantation produces enough foliage to feed the silkworms that create about 81 kilograms of cocoons, which harvests about 16 kilograms of raw silk. Profitable sector - silk As the second largest producer of raw silk producer, the south Asian country exported silk worth over 20 billion Indian rupees in fiscal year 2019. The Indian government has allocated over 21 billion Indian rupees to develop sericulture under the central sector scheme Silk Samagra for the years 2017 to 2020. The Indian Silk Export Promotion Council, a non-profit organization, sponsored by the government, works on policy formulation concerning the silk sector.

在2023财年，生丝的价格超过4500印度卢比每公斤，较上一年有所上升。桑蚕丝作为一种价格昂贵的100%天然纤维，无味且低致敏，备受推崇。在印度，丝绸织物扮演着文化角色，在各种吉祥之日及节日庆典中均有穿着。康诺尔姆丝绸沙丽是国内最受欢迎的丝绸沙丽，其制作工艺复杂，根据图案设计，制作一件沙丽需要耗时20至30天。此外，印度根据桑蚕的饲养习惯生产多种丝绸，如桑蚕丝、塔萨丝、木薯丝和野蚕丝。一英亩桑园的叶量足以喂养出约81公斤的茧，从中可收获约16公斤的生丝。作为生丝的第二大生产国，南亚国家在2019财年出口的丝绸价值超过200亿印度卢比。印度政府已为2017至2020年间实施的中央专项计划“丝绸综合”拨付超过210亿印度卢比用于桑蚕业的发展。由政府资助的非营利组织——印度丝绸出口促进委员会，致力于丝绸行业政策的制定。