July 2 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports as of June 20 fell to 12,217 tonnes, down 992 tonnes over a 10-day period to the lowest level since Feb. 28, data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed.
Crude rubber inventories have been on the decline since late April. 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 |
June 20 |
June 10 |
May 31 |
May 20 |
 May 10 |
 Apr 30 |
|
Crude rubber |
12,217 |
13,209 |
 14,244 |
14,898 |
15,637 |
16,094 |
|
Natural Latex |
404 |
416 |
 406 |
426 |
370 |
 349 |
|
Synthetic* |
 1,293 |
1,229 |
 1,365 |
1,495 |
 1,334 |
1,337 |
|
Synthetic Latices**
|
 23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
 23 |
23 |
Notes: *Solid **D.R.C
(Reporting by Risa Maeda; Editing by Prateek Chatterjee)
Source: Reuters
