June 6 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports as of May 20 fell to 14,881 tonnes, down 756 tonnes over a 10-day period to a two-month low, data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed.
Crude rubber inventories as of April 30 exceeded 16,000 tonnes for the first time since June 10, 2007, when inventories totalled 16,717 tonnes.
Following are details of the association’s data (in tonnes):
|
Type |
 May 20 |
 May 10 |
Apr 30 |
Apr 20 |
Apr 10 |
Mar 31 |
|
Crude rubber |
14,881 |
15,637 |
16,094 |
15,976 |
15,668 |
15,799 |
|
Natural Latex |
426 |
370 |
349 |
 336 |
 308 |
 367 |
|
Synthetic* |
 1,495 |
1,334 |
 1,337 |
1,414 |
1,347 |
1,499 |
|
Synthetic Latices** |
 23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
 23 |
Notes: *Solid **D.R.C
