Siena:Malaysia's natural rubber production rose by 9.6 percent to 29,510 tonnes in August 2026, compared to 26,926 tonnes in July 2026, as reported by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Despite this increase, there was a year-on-year decline of 5.7 percent from August 2025.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, smallholders were responsible for 88.0 percent of the total natural rubber production in August, with estates contributing the remaining 12.0 percent. The total stocks of natural rubber increased by 2 percent to 134,785 tonnes at the end of August 2026, up from 132,133 tonnes in July.

DOSM reported that rubber processing factories held 76.2 percent of the total stocks, followed by rubber-consuming factories at 23.7 percent, and rubber estates at 0.1 percent. However, Malaysia's exports of natural rubber saw a decline of 18.2 percent, falling to 33,426 tonnes in August from 40,881 tonnes in the previous month.

China was the primary destination for Malaysia's natural rubber exports, comprising 47.3 percent of the total in August 2026. Other significant destinations included Germany (15.3 percent), the United Arab Emirates (6.4 percent), Portugal (3.6 percent), and Pakistan (3.4 percent).

Rubber gloves remained the dominant NR-based export product, with a value of RM1.4 billion in August, a decrease of 16.6 percent from RM1.7 billion in July. The average monthly price of concentrated latex dropped by 5 percent to RM6.88 per kilogram, while the price of scrap rubber increased by 4.2 percent to RM7.85 per kilogram.

Citing World Bank Commodity Price Data, DOSM noted a rise in the price of Technically Specified Rubber (TSR 20) by 4.7 percent to US$2.24 per kilogram in August. Conversely, the Singapore/Malaysia rubber price decreased by 1.8 percent to US$2.73 per kilogram.