Overview

Malaysia natural rubber production decreased by 20.3 per cent in March 2025

Natural Rubber (NR) production decreased by 20.3 per cent in March 2025 (28,712 tonnes) as compared to February 2025 (36,005 tonnes). Year-on-year comparison showed that the production of NR increased by 6.5 per cent (March 2024: 26,966 tonnes). Production of NR in March 2025 for Malaysia was mainly contributed by smallholders sector (90.9%) as compared to estates sector (9.1%).

Total stocks of NR in March 2025 increased by 4.1 per cent to 215,054 tonnes as compared to 206,665 tonnes in February 2025. Rubber processors factory contributed 87.6 per cent of the stocks followed by rubber consumers factory (12.3%) and rubber estates (0.1%).

Exports of Malaysia's NR amounted to 52,573 tonnes in March 2025, decreased 4.1 per cent as against February 2025 (54,847 tonnes). P.R. China remained as the main destination for NR exports which accounted 47.7 per cent of total exports in March 2025 followed by Germany (8.0%), %), the United States of America (7.4%), the United Arab Emirates (6.3%) and Egypt (3.3%). The exports performance was contributed by NR-based product such as gloves, tyre, tube and rubber thread. Gloves were the main exports of rubber-based products with a value of RM1.3 billion in March 2025, an increase of 9.5 per cent as compared to February 2025 (RM1.2 billion).

Analysis of the average monthly price showed that Concentrated Latex recorded an increase of 0.4 per cent (March 2025: 696.05 sen per kg; February 2025: 693.13 sen per kg) while Scrap decreased by 1.1 per cent (March 2025: 761.92 sen per kg; February 2025: 770.44 sen per kg). Trend of prices for all Standard Malaysian Rubber (S.M.R) is mixed between increased 0.4 per cent and decreased 1.9 per cent. 

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