Kuala lumpur: Natural rubber (NR) production in August 2025 decreased by 12.8 per cent to 31,285 tonnes compared to July 2025 with 35,884 tonnes, according to the Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DoSM).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin stated that the year-on-year comparison showed a 12.9 per cent decrease in NR production compared to August 2024, when production was at 35,908 tonnes. The production in August 2025 was mainly driven by the smallholders sector, which contributed 86.5 per cent, while the estates sector accounted for 13.5 per cent.

He further noted that total stocks of NR in August 2025 saw a reduction of 7.3 per cent, dropping to 158,591 tonnes from 171,153 tonnes in July 2025. Rubber processors factories contributed 82.8 per cent of the stocks, followed by rubber consumers factories with 17 per cent and rubber estates with 0.2 per cent.

Exports of Malaysia’s NR in August 2025 reached 39,419 tonnes, marking a six per cent increase from July 2025’s 37,198 tonnes. China remained the primary destination for NR exports, making up 39.1 per cent of total exports in August, followed by Germany at 16.1 per cent, the United Arab Emirates at 9.2 per cent, the United States at 5.7 per cent, and Portugal at 3.9 per cent.

The performance in exports was mainly driven by NR-based products such as gloves, tyres, tubes, and rubber threads. Notably, gloves were the leading export among rubber-based products, valued at RM1.2 billion in August, reflecting a 7.7 per cent decline compared to RM1.3 billion in July 2025.

The analysis of average monthly prices indicated that concentrated latex recorded a 0.3 per cent decrease, while scrap prices rose by 1.3 per cent. The prices for all standard Malaysian rubber (SMR) showed a mixed trend with some increases and decreases.

The World Bank Commodity Price Data highlighted that prices for technically specified rubber (TSR) 20 increased by 1.6 per cent, while the Singapore/Malaysia price decreased by 3.8 per cent. According to the Malaysia Rubber Board Digest, the Kuala Lumpur Rubber Market closed August 2025 on a mixed performance, influenced by reduced raw material supplies due to persistent wet weather, a US-China tariff truce, rising crude oil prices, and Chinese economic stimulus measures.