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ANRPC pinpoints that despite the physical natural rubber markets posted a downward trend in price for the month of March 2021, the average prices of rubber have gained further from February 2021 with positive growth ranges 21.4% in STR-20 for Bangkok, 4.1% in SMR-20 for Kuala Lumpur, 3.2% in RSS-3 for Bangkok and 6.7% in RSS-4 for Kottayam market.

Looking back into 2018, The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) reported that for eleven consecutive months up until December the global demand for natural rubber was growing and escalated 5 percent overall reaching more than 12,850 million tons, whereas in 2017, during the same time span, the number was just a bit over 12,200 million tons. This development came at a time when the global manufacturing of natural rubber grew more than 5 percent reaching over 12,800 million tons, as in 2017 it was a bit more that 12 million tons.

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) presented its new data on natural rubber (NR) in which it stated that the NR global production dropped 5.8 percent during first two month of 2019. This drop represents over 2 million tons of the valuable material. According to ANRPC, the decline is a result of the tropical storm that recently hit Thailand. Moreover, some other states witnessed unfavorable conditions for rubber trees during early winter season which also resulted in the manufacture drop. In addition, the organization suspects that the outbreak of a new severe fungal leaf-fall disease targeting plants in Sumatra affected the production.

The first seven months of 2020 has witnessed an 8.9% year-over-year (y/y) fall in the world production and a 14.0% y/y fall in world consumption of natural rubber. Based on preliminary estimates available up to July 2020 from individual countries, and anticipated figures for the rest of the year, the world production in the year 2020 is anticipated at 13.149 million tons, down 4.9% from the previous year. This is slightly lower than the outlook for 2020 reported in July 2020 which was 13.195 million tons, down 4.5% from the previous year. The outlook for world consumption in 2020 is scaled down to 12.544 million tons or down 8.9 % from the previous year. The consumption outlook for 2020 as reported in July 2020 was 12.754 million tons, down 7.3% from the previous year.

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) recently released a report, which sheds light on the current situation and provides forecast for natural rubber (NR) markets. The association reports that the world produced 13.804 million tons of natural rubber in 2019, 1.4% down compared to the annual production volume in 2018, as per the updated estimates available from individual NR producing countries. Whereas the production was anticipated to increase 2.7% to 14.177 million tons in 2020, according to the revised outlook, it witnessed an annualized 5.2% drop in world production during the first two month of the year.

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) released the Natural Rubber Trends, May 2021. In the report, ANRPC says the world has changed after the pandemic happened. Most countries are still battling with Covid-19 and its mutation variants, millions of lives taken by the pandemic and reshuffled the ordinance of people and economy under a new norm of standard operation procedures during this pandemic era.

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) releases the Monthly NR Statistical Report, May 2023. According to ANRPC, as the tapping activities resumed, the global output increased by 0.3% in May to 1.006 million tons. Despite sluggish output growth, global NR consumption increased by 3.5% year-on-year to 1.272 million tons.

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) recently releasedd the Natural Rubber Trends, September 2021. ANRPC’s outlook for world natural rubber (NR) has been revised downward as member governments updated its figures for 2021. According to the Association, the lower growth anticipated in world production at 1.4% amounting to 13.787 million tons; while the world demand expects 8.9% growth to 14.116 million tonnes during 2021. Some downward adjustments made by member governments in their latest estimates. ANRPC says despite the positive market fundamental in the NR market, the prices of NR in physical and futures market have been bearish in September 2021 as compared to previous month. The average of FOB price in block rubber market have posted a contraction of 5% in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur market. While price deviation between RSS-3 in Bangkok and RSS-4 in Kottayam has reduced from US$0.60 per kg to US$0.52 per kg towards the end of the month. Both markets also posted a lower average price during this same reference period.

Both physical and futures NR markets have posted downward price trends during August 2021. Despite such downward trends, the average FOB price in block rubber market have improved this month. The average FOB price of STR-20 rose US$0.11 per kg to US$1.72 per kg, while the SMR-20 price improved US$0.09 per kg to US$1.73 per kg during the reference period. The same observations also shared in rubber sheet markets, however the price deviation between RSS-3 in Bangkok and RSS-4 in Kottayam have widened further approximately US$0.60 per kg during August 2021 as compared to US$0.50 per kg recorded in July 2021.