May 17 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports as of May 10 fell to 15,637 tonnes, down 457 tonnes over a 10-day period after hitting their highest level since 2007, data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed.
Crude rubber inventories as of April 30 had 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 10 |
Apr 30 |
Apr 20 |
Apr 10 |
Mar 31 |
Mar 20 |
|
Crude rubber |
15,637 |
16,094 |
15,976 |
15,668 |
15,799 |
14,802 |
|
Natural Latex |
370 |
349 |
336 |
308 |
367 |
329 |
|
Synthetic* |
1,334 |
1,337 |
1,414 |
1,347 |
1,499 |
1,516 |
|
Synthetic |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Latices**
Notes: *Solid **D.R.C
(Reporting by Risa Maeda in Tokyo; Editing by Anand Basu)
