TOKYO, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports fell to a two-year low of 5,706 tonnes on Oct. 10, having fallen 354 tonnes over the previous 10 days, Rubber Trade Association data showed on Friday.
Stocks were at their lowest level after touching 4,144 tonnes in August 2010.
They have been declining since topping 15,000 tonnes on May 10.
Following are details of the association’s data (in tonnes):
|
Type |
Oct 10 |
Sept 30 |
Sept 20 |
Sept 10 |
Aug 31 |
Aug 20 |
|
Crude rubber |
5,706 |
6,060 |
6,215 |
6,417 |
6,645 |
7,387 |
|
Natural Latex |
322 |
317 |
229 |
264 |
311 |
260 |
|
Synthetic* |
2,227 |
2,242 |
2,109 |
2,101 |
2,153 |
2,087 |
|
Synthetic |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Latices**
Notes: *Solid **D.R.C
(Reporting by Yuko Inoue; Editing by Anand Basu)
