Global rubber output to rise 10.42 million tonnes in 2012

Global natural rubber output is forecast to rise 1.1 percent to 10.420 million tonnes in 2012, but the increase is lower than an earlier estimate because of heavy rains in plantations in Malaysia and China, the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) said on Monday. "In Malaysia, unseasonal rains for almost a month from 14 February onwards have disrupted harvesting of trees," the group said in a statement. "The Hainan region, which is China's major rubber-producing belt, has experienced more rainy days during March this year with an unusually cloudy atmosphere, indicating possibility of trees to be affected by powdery mildew disease." In February, the ANRPC pegged global natural rubber output at 10.529 million tonnes in 2012, up 2.6 percent from 2011 because of better yields in some key growers. ... ...  Read more: http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1174058/ (ldtn)

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