TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports stood at 21,456 tonnes as of Feb. 28, up 3.6 percent from 10 days earlier, data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed on Friday.
The inventories have been steadily increasing since last October.
Following are details of the association’s data (in tonnes):
Type |
Feb 28 |
Feb 20 |
Feb 10 |
Jan 31 |
Jan 20 |
Jan 10 |
Crude rubber |
21,456 |
20,709 |
18,094 |
17,387 |
15,474 |
13,164 |
Natural Latex |
572 |
531 |
526 |
556 |
531 |
547 |
Synthetic solid |
1,356 |
1,291 |
1,139 |
1,215 |
1,176 |
1,267 |
Synthetic Latices* |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Notes: *D.R.C
(Reporting by Fumika Inoue; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
Source: Reuters