Silk is everywhere in India. India is one of the world's largest silk producers. It has Asia's largest market for silkworm cocoons. Silk is used for beautiful garments; sarees, jackets. kurtas ,and household furnishings. It looks fragile but it is quite strong and takes dyes beautifully in the bright colors Indians love. We had an opportunity to visit a shop where silkworms lay their eggs and produce the cocoon that silk comes from. We also visited the huge government controlled cocoon market where producers and buyers meet every day but Sunday It is Asia's largest cocoon market and it a rue commodity market. It is crowded and intense. The government sets a minimum price but sellers always hope to get more. Producers from all over So India bring their cocoons here because they fetch the best prices.
Female moths lay eggs in each small receptacle. the eggs are sticky and stick to the paper
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Silkworm moths mating.
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Female moths and their eggs.
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Sheets of eggs being graded ready for sale
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The cocoon market
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Registry bill with the minimum price for this lot
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Market chaos
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Where the money changes hands
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