Rubber price drops as exports increase

Rubber exports increased by more than 5 per cent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2011 as the price decreased more than 28 per cent, according to data received from Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce. ... The data shows that rubber’s average cost was around $4,600 per tonne at the end of the second quarter of last year, but it dropped to about $3,170 at end of the second quarter of 2012. ...

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