According to Singapore on February 4, the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) on Monday said in a monthly report on Vietnam natural rubber output in 2012 was 864,000 tons, and after the country’s rubber production is estimated at 955,000 tons.
The report said Vietnam’s natural rubber production decline was mainly due to the tapping area since the country reduced by 542,500 hectares to 505,800 hectares.
Vietnam is now the world’s fourth largest rubber exporter and the fifth-largest producer of natural rubber.
The report also shows that China natural rubber imports in 2013 are expected to increase 0.9% to 3.4 million tons.
China is the world’s largest consumer and importer of natural rubber.
China’s imports in January this year, 265,000 tons of natural rubber, a year-on-year increase of 39.5%, but the ANRPC did not provide a reason for the increase of Chinese imports.
Of ANRPC the natural rubber supply and demand data is based on data provided by its member governments, the current the ANRPC member states rubber output accounted for 93% of global output.
ANRPC the number of its production data can not provide before the rubber production of the organization in 2012 and 2013 production estimatesreleased in Thailand .
Translated by Google Translator from http://news.cria.org.cn/5/12862.html
