TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports fell by 202 tonnes in the 10 days to Jan. 10 from a four-month peak marked at the end of 2012, according to data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan.
The level of stocks as of Dec. 31 was the highest since 7,387 tonnes on Aug. 20.
Following are details of the association’s data (in tonnes):
Type |
Jan 10 |
Dec 31 |
Dec 20 |
Dec 10 |
Nov 30 |
Nov 20 |
Crude rubber |
6,934 |
7,136 |
6,826 |
6,352 |
6,203 |
6,520 |
Natural Latex |
385 |
363 |
375 |
336 |
349 |
356 |
Synthetic* |
1,745 |
1,820 |
1,870 |
1,874 |
1,795 |
1,818 |
Synthetic |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Latices**
Notes: *Solid **D.R.C
(Reporting by Risa Maeda; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
Source: Reuters