Malaysia's Natural Rubber Output Rises 9.6 Pct In August
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production increased by 9.6 per cent to 29,510 tonnes in August 2026 from 26,926 tonnes in July 2026, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
However, production declined by 5.7 per cent year-on-year from 31,285 tonnes recorded in August 2025.
DOSM said smallholders accounted for 88.0 per cent of total NR production in August, while estates contributed the remaining 12.0 per cent.
"Total stocks of NR in August 2026 increased by two per cent to 134,785 tonnes compared with 132,133 tonnes in July 2026," it said in its Monthly Rubber Statistics, Malaysia, August 2026 report released today.
Rubber processing factories accounted for 76.2 per cent of total stocks, followed by rubber-consuming factories (23.7 per cent) and rubber estates (0.1 per cent), DOSM said.
Meanwhile, it said Malaysia's NR exports declined by 18.2 per cent to 33,426 tonnes in August from 40,881 tonnes in the preceding month.
"China remained the main destination for Malaysia’s NR exports, accounting for 47.3 per cent of total exports in August 2026, followed by Germany (15.3 per cent), the United Arab Emirates (6.4 per cent), Portugal (3.6 per cent) and Pakistan (3.4 per cent),” DOSM said.
The department said rubber gloves continued to dominate exports of NR-based products, with an export value of RM1.4 billion in August, down 16.6 per cent from RM1.7 billion in July.
On prices, DOSM said the average monthly price of concentrated latex declined by five per cent to RM6.88 per kilogramme (kg) in August from RM7.25 per kg in July.
In contrast, the average price of scrap rubber increased by 4.2 per cent to RM7.85 per kg from RM7.53 per kg previously, it said.
Citing World Bank Commodity Price Data, DOSM said the price of Technically Specified Rubber (TSR 20) rose by 4.7 per cent to US$2.24 per kg in August from US$2.14 per kg in July.
The Singapore/Malaysia (SGP/MYS) rubber price declined by 1.8 per cent to US$2.73 per kg from US$2.78 per kg in the preceding month, it added.
-- BERNAMA