TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports stood at 22,056 tonnes as of March 10, up 2.8 percent from 10 days earlier, data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed on Tuesday.
The inventories have been steadily increasing since last October.
Following are details of the association’s data (in tonnes):
Type |
March 10 |
Feb 28 |
Feb 20 |
Feb 10 |
Jan 31 |
Jan 20 |
Crude rubber |
22,056 |
21,456 |
20,709 |
18,572 |
17,487 |
15,474 |
Natural Latex |
561 |
572 |
531 |
526 |
556 |
531 |
Synthetic solid |
1,465 |
1,356 |
1,291 |
1,139 |
1,215 |
1,176 |
Synthetic Latices* |
49 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Notes: *D.R.C
(Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)