Malaysia's Natural Rubber Production Up 7.3 Pct In Sept 2026 - DOSM
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production increased 7.3 per cent in September 2026 to 31,657 tonnes from 29,510 tonnes in August 2026.
Year-on-year (y-o-y), NR output rose by 18.8 per cent from 26,647 tonnes in September 2025, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.
“Production of NR in September 2026 for Malaysia was mainly contributed by smallholders (89.5 per cent) as compared to estates (10.5 per cent),” it said in its monthly rubber statistics report today.
On inventory, DOSM reported that total NR stocks grew by 5.6 per cent to 142,523 tonnes in September 2026 from 135,016 tonnes in August 2026.
Of the stockpile, rubber processing factories held 76.5 per cent, followed by rubber consuming factories (23.4 per cent) and rubber estates (0.1 per cent).
Meanwhile, rubber exports amounted to 29,438 tonnes in September 2026, down 11.9 per cent against 33,426 tonnes in August 2026, the agency said.
China remained as the main destination for NR exports, accounting for 33.4 per cent of total exports in September 2026, followed by Germany (18.9 per cent), the United States (8.1 per cent), Turkiye (6.5 per cent) and Portugal (3.7 per cent).
Exports of NR-based products were dominated by rubber gloves with a value of RM1.3 billion in the month under review, a 9.5 per cent drop from RM1.4 billion in August 2026, DOSM said.
It said the average monthly price of concentrated latex fell 1.1 per cent to RM6.81 per kilogramme (kg) in September 2026 from RM6.88 per kg in August 2026, while scrap’s average price improved 9.1 per cent to RM8.56 per kg compared to RM7.85 per kg previously.
-- BERNAMA