Indian natural rubber production totaled 50,000 tons in May of this year – the second month of the 2026/27 marketing year – a volume 13.6% lower than that recorded in April, but 4.2% higher compared to the same month last year, according to data from… Indian Rubber CouncilAccording to data from the Council, an agency linked to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, published this week, India's natural rubber production totaled 94,000 tons in the first two months of the current season, compared to 92,000 tons in the same period of the previous cycle (+2.2%). Domestic consumption of the raw material remained at 113,000 tons from April to May of this year – in May 2025, India had consumed 123,000 tons of the commodity, representing an annual decrease of 8.1%. Imports, in turn, totaled 38,364 tons in May, a monthly decrease of 13.2% and an annual decrease of 3.7%. Also according to data from the Council, Indian natural rubber stocks totaled 266,000 tons at the end of May, a volume lower than that observed at the end of April (292,000 tons) and even lower than that recorded in the same month of 2025 (315,000 tons).
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