Kuala Lumpur:Malaysia's natural rubber production rose by 9.6 percent to 29,510 tonnes in August 2026, up from 26,926 tonnes in July 2026.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported a year-on-year production decrease of 5.7 percent from 31,285 tonnes recorded in August 2025. Smallholders were responsible for 88 percent of the total production in August, with estates contributing the remaining 12 percent.

The total stocks of natural rubber grew by two percent in August 2026 to 134,785 tonnes, compared to 132,133 tonnes in July. Rubber processing factories held 76.2 percent of the total stocks, followed by rubber-consuming factories with 23.7 percent, and rubber estates with a mere 0.1 percent.

Malaysia experienced an 18.2 percent decline in natural rubber exports, dropping to 33,426 tonnes in August from 40,881 tonnes the previous month. China remained the largest importer of Malaysia's natural rubber, accounting for 47.3 percent of exports, followed by Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Portugal, and Pakistan.

Exports of rubber gloves, a key natural rubber-based product, totaled RM1.4 billion in August, a 16.6 percent decrease from RM1.7 billion in July.

Regarding pricing, the average monthly price of concentrated latex fell by five percent to RM6.88 per kilogram in August from RM7.25 per kilogram in July. Conversely, the price of scrap rubber climbed by 4.2 percent to RM7.85 per kilogram, up from RM7.53 per kilogram.

The price of Technically Specified Rubber (TSR 20) increased by 4.7 percent to US$2.24 per kilogram in August, while the Singapore/Malaysia rubber price decreased by 1.8 percent to US$2.73 per kilogram from US$2.78 in the previous month.