The value of Malaysia’s rubber exports dropped to RM35.99 billion in 2022 compared with RM71.01 billion in 2021, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

Value of rubber exports fell to RM35.9b in 2022, says DPM Fadillah

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): The current outbreak of the "Pestalotiopsis" leaf fall disease in the country is expected to cause a decline in rubber production by up to 50%.

However, Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) director-general Datuk Abdullah Zainal said the government has channeled aid to treat the disease over 25,000ha of land this year.

Pestalotiopsis expected to cause decline in rubber production — Risda

The local rubber market ended mixed on Tuesday (May 16), as weaker-than-expected Chinese and Eurozone economic data dampened the global economic outlook, said a dealer.

Rubber market ends mixed on weaker global economic outlook

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Malaysia saw a 3.6% fall in natural rubber production to 29,451 tonnes month-on-month (m-o-m) in January 2023 from 30,556 tonnes in December 2022, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Natural rubber production down 3.6% m-o-m in January 2023, says DOSM

NanoMalaysia Bhd (NMB), the agency of nanotechnology and advanced solution commercialisation under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) to promote successful uptake and commercialisation of local intellectual properties (IPs) and products developed by Malaysian companies related to the rubber industry.

NanoMalaysia inks MOU with Malaysian Rubber Council to commercialise local IPs

Given the growth of Malaysia's rubber exports by 150% to RM44.43 billion in the first half of this year (1H21) from RM17.77 billion in the same corresponding period of 2020, the industry is projected to rebound for the full year of 2021.

Rubber exports expected to rebound in 2021 as double-digit growth in global demand continues

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Amid a fall in rubber prices to a low this year of RM5.16 a kg on Oct 4, the Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) assured smallholders that their welfare will not be affected under the government’s Rubber Production Incentive (IPG). 

"The IPG will ensure that rubber prices received by smallholders, at estate level, are not affected by the decline in the world market," LGM said in a statement. "At the international level, Malaysia continues to cooperate with the major rubber producing countries, namely Thailand and Indonesia, under the framework of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) to address the long-term decline in rubber prices through measures such as the Supply Management Scheme, the Demand Promotion Scheme and the Agreed Export Tonnage Scheme."

Amid rubber price decline, LGM says smallholders' welfare unaffected by govt incentive scheme

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) is expecting rubber prices to remain "relatively low" ahead of an expected oversupply until 2023.

"In general, rubber price (for grade MSR-20) will remain relatively low at about RM5-RM6 for the next one or two years," said MRB dir...

Malaysian Rubber Board expects prices to remain subdued

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Global rubber prices are not only impacted by demand and supply but other factors including the performance of futures markets and crude oil prices, said Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Datu Nasrun Datu Mansur.

Currency exchange rates a...

Demand-supply not sole factor in determining global rubber price, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Rubber prices are likely to continue rising in the near term and may reach heights previously seen earlier this year, according to technical analysts.

"Current prices appear to be at the beginning of a bullish trend," said Jupiter Securities chief market strategi...

Rubber prices likely to remain bullish until 2018, say analysts

KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): The production of natural rubber (NR) increased 17.1% to 48,889 tonnes in April 2017, from 41,753 tonnes a year earlier.

On a monthly basis, however, it decreased 39.2% from 80,384 tonnes in March 2017.

In a statement today, the Statistics Department sa...

Malaysia's April rubber production up 17.1% on year

TOKYO (March 7): Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures dipped more than two percent on Tuesday, touching a one-week low, as weaker Shanghai futures dampened sentiment.

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract for August delivery finished 6.6 yen or 2.4% lower at 269.4 yen (US$2.37)...

TOCOM dips to 1-week low as weak Shanghai dampens sentiment

TOKYO (March 8): Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures slipped to the lowest in more than two months on Wednesday as Shanghai futures continued to decline amid concerns over rising inventories in the world's biggest rubber consumer.

"Tokyo rubber prices have apparently peaked out and are ...

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