TOKYO, May 2(Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports stood at 21,948 tonnes as of April 20, down 0.31 percent from 10 days earlier, data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed on Wednesday, marking the first decline since last October.
Following are details of the association’s data (in tonnes):
| Type | April 20 | April 10 | March 31 | March 20 | March 10 | Feb 28 |
| Crude rubber | 21,948 | 22,017 | 22,059 | 22,443 | 22,056 | 21,456 |
| Natural Latex | 552 | 574 | 545 | 540 | 561 | 572 |
| Synthetic solid | 1,378 | 1,394 | 1,507 | 1,378 | 1,465 | 1,356 |
| Synthetic Latices* | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 23 |
Notes: *D.R.C
(Reporting by Fumika Inoue; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)
