TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports stood at 20,709 tonnes as of Feb 20, up 14.5 percent from 10 days earlier, data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed on Thursday.
The inventories have been steadily increasing since last October.
Following are details of the association’s data (in tonnes):
|
Type |
Feb 20 |
Feb 10 |
Jan 31 |
Jan 20 |
Jan 10 |
Dec 31 |
|
Crude rubber |
20,709 |
18,094 |
17,387 |
15,474 |
13,164 |
12,560 |
|
Natural Latex |
531 |
526 |
556 |
531 |
547 |
584 |
|
Synthetic solid |
1,291 |
1,139 |
1,215 |
1,176 |
1,267 |
1,216 |
|
Synthetic Latices* |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Notes: *D.R.C
(Reporting by Fumika Inoue; Editing by Kim Coghill)
