Kuala lumpur: Natural rubber (NR) production in Malaysia experienced a 5.9 percent increase in June 2025, rising to 25,679 tonnes compared to 24,256 tonnes in May 2025.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM) released these figures, highlighting key changes within the sector.
The report from DOSM also revealed that despite the month-on-month increase, the year-on-year production for June 2025 was 14.1 percent lower than the 29,881 tonnes recorded in June 2024. DOSM chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin noted that smallholders were responsible for 84.7 percent of June 2025’s production, while estates contributed 15.3 percent.
In terms of stock levels, DOSM reported a month-on-month decrease of 11.4 percent, with NR stocks falling to 164,189 tonnes in June 2025 from 185,324 tonnes in May 2025. The rubber processor factory held the majority of the stock at 85.2 percent, followed by the rubber consumers factory at 14.7 percent, and rubber estates at 0.1 percent.
The export of NR totaled 29,719 tonnes in June 2025, marking a 17.3 percent drop from May 2025’s 35,939 tonnes. China remained the primary export destination, accounting for 33.9 percent of total exports, followed by Germany at 18.1 percent, the United Arab Emirates at 9.6 percent, the United States at 7.3 percent, and India at 3.8 percent. NR-based products such as gloves, tyres, tubes, and rubber threads contributed to the export performance.
The export of gloves, specifically, amounted to RM1.2 billion in June 2025, reflecting a 1.7 percent decrease from May 2025’s RM1.3 billion. Additionally, DOSM’s analysis indicated a 9.0 percent decline in the average monthly price of concentrated latex, falling to 558.66 sen per kg from 613.80 sen per kg in May 2025. Scrap rubber prices also decreased by 7.0 percent month-on-month to 564.13 sen per kg in June 2025 from 606.67 sen per kg in May 2025.
Price trends for all Standard Malaysian Rubber (SMR) types showed a decline ranging from 8.9 percent to 10.7 percent. The World Bank Commodity Price Data reported a decrease of 5.4 percent in the prices for TSR 20 (Technically Specified Rubber), from US$1.70 per kg to US$1.61 per kg. Additionally, the SGP/MYS (Singapore/Malaysia) prices fell by 1.5 percent from US$2.19 per kg to US$2.16 per kg.