TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports rose by 328 tonnes in the 10 days to Jan. 20 to a five-month high of 7,262 tonnes, according to data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan.
The level of stocks was the highest since 7,387 tonnes on Aug. 20, 2012.
Following are details of the association’s data (in tonnes):
Type |
Jan 20 |
Jan 10 |
Dec 31 |
Dec 20 |
Dec 10 |
Nov 30 |
Crude rubber |
7,262 |
6,934 |
7,136 |
6,826 |
6,352 |
6,203 |
Natural Latex |
339 |
385 |
363 |
375 |
336 |
349 |
Synthetic* |
1,756 |
1,745 |
1,820 |
1,870 |
1,874 |
1,795 |
Synthetic |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Latices**
Notes: *Solid **D.R.C
(Reporting by Risa Maeda; Editing by Prateek Chatterjee)