Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports as of May 31 fell to 14,244 tonnes, down 654 tonnes over an 11-day period to the lowest level since March 10, data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed.
Crude rubber 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 |
May 31 |
May 20 |
May 10 |
Apr 30 |
Apr 20 |
Apr 10 |
|
Crude rubber |
14,244 |
14,898 |
15,637 |
16,094 |
15,976 |
15,668 |
|
Natural Latex |
406 |
426 |
370 |
349 |
336 |
308 |
|
Synthetic* |
1,365 |
1,495 |
1,334 |
1,337 |
1,414 |
1,347 |
|
Synthetic Latices** |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Notes:
*Solid
**D.R.C
Reuters, June 13, 2013
