Farmers wash and ret jute at Patul Halti Beel in Natore’s Naldanga upazila recently after being forced to harvest the crop before it fully matured due to early flooding in several wetlands. They say yields have fallen to five to six maunds per bigha, down from the expected 10-12. The jute is selling for Tk 4,200-Tk 4,250 per maund. Photo: Azahar Uddin