Rubber Board published October statistics

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kottayam, India -- The Rubber Board of India has published the October version of its Rubber Statistical News.

The report says, "production of Natural Rubber

(NR) in the country during

August 2010 increased to

72,500 tonnes compared to

64,750 tonnes during August 2009.

The cumulative production during the

first five months of 2010-'11 was

297,750 tonnes as against 274,325

tonnes during the corresponding period of the previous year, registering a growth of 8.5 percent. The production provisionally estimated for September '10 is 77,500 tonnes.

"Consumption of NR during August'10

increased to 79,500 tonnes as against

76,200 tonnes during July'10. The

total consumption for the first five

months of the current fiscal year

increased to 388,550 tonnes as

against 377,600 tonnes during the

same period last year, recording a

growth of 2.9 percent.

"Production of Synthetic Rubber (SR)

during August'10 increased to 8,942

tonnes from 8,188 tonnes during

July'10. The cumulative production of

SR during April'10 to August'10

nominally increased to 44,086 tonnes

as against 44,037 tonnes during the

same period of the previous year.

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October issue of Rubber Statistical News from Indian Rubber Board