Government To Buy Rubber At B45 A Kg

Government To Buy Rubber At B45 A Kg   14 January 2016, 15:52 SEAST   The government will buy raw rubber sheets from the current crop directly from planters at 45 baht a kilogramme.   Eight ministries agreed to buy 100,000 tonnes of rubbers for use in their existing projects as the government saw it as […]

Thailand Approves $151 Million Budget To Buy Rubber From Farmers

Thailand Approved $151 Million Budget To Buy Rubber From Farmers 19 January 2016, 19:09 SEAST Thailand has allocated the budget to purchase rubber at a premium, in a bid to help farmers hurt by the commodity’s falling price. Government spokesman Maj. Gen. Sunsern Kaewkumnerd said Tuesday the cabinet has approved the allocation of 5.47 billion […]

Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand To Shore Up Rubber Price

Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand To Shore Up Rubber Price   4 February 2016, 16:50 SEAST   Asia’s top rubber producers have agreed to cut exports by 615,000 tonnes for six months from March, moving to lift prices that have tumbled to their lowest since the global financial crisis amid excess supply.   Benchmark rubber futures in Singapore and Japan rallied 2-3% on the news. […]

Indonesia 2016 Rubber Exports Seen Declining At Least 8%

Indonesia 2016 Rubber Exports Seen Declining At Least 8%   4 February 2016, 16:50 SEAST   Indonesia’s rubber exports are expected to fall by at least 8 percent to 2.4 million tonnes in 2016 from 2.6 million tonnes a year ago, the Indonesian Rubber Association said on Thursday.   Association chairman Moenarji said exports would […]

Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia Curbing Rubber Exports

Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia Curbing Rubber Exports   4 February 2016, 10:29 SEAST   The world’s top three rubber producers are set to limit the amount of natural rubber exported from Mar. 1, in an effort to boost flagging prices.   Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand–which together produce around 70% of the world’s rubber and make up the International Tripartite Rubber […]