Recently, malaysia cultivates industry and commodity minister Peter Chin to express to say, malaysia is natural this year balata output will fall at least 1%-2% , to 1.18 million tons or so, because weather situation is adverse and labour force is in short supply.
But Peter Chin says, output falls to be in possibly second half of rubber tapping season paragraph get be redeeminged blandly in time. Chin says first half of the year rubber tapping of heavy rain block up. He says most balata cultivates area rainfall day to count all the time far over last year. Chin says to be before this year 5 months, day of rainfall of state of Malaysia peninsula Perak is counted beforehand appraise is 56 days, prep above last year 45 days of the corresponding period.
In Kedah state, day of 1-5 month rainfall is counted beforehand appraise is 20 days, relatively the corresponding period increased 2007 33% . Chin says, situation of a few weeks of weather had been improved in the past, this will make rubber tapping appreciably is quickened, but integral year crop anticipates will still little 1.2 million tons 2007.
At the beginning of this year, malaysia plans to make balata crop achieves 1.26 million tons this year, but crop of balata of before 2008 5 months relatively the corresponding period decreased last year 3.3% .
The share of crop drops first half of the year this year the likelihood gets redeeming in second half of the year, but total output may not reach the level last year.
Chin says, outside decreasing except number of rubber tapping day, the labor shortage that works to plantation also affects Malaysia to increase the capacity of balata crop.
He says, although the worker can be arranged to work, but the salary that employer thinks they ask is exorbitant, because this is very difficult,employ is versed in to enough rubber tapping.
Crop of natural 2004 balata increases Malaysia to 1 million tons over, but later did not appear to grow greatly.
Chin says balata exports Malaysia this year quantity material will increase to 1.1 million tons, wait for a country because of coming from China purchase driving, balata exported a quantity to be 1.02 million tons 2007.
Chin says, china's current balata inventory says according to the report is since January 2006 lowermost level, anticipate will in the 2nd pass an imperial examination 3 quarters complement inventory.
He calls before 2008 5 months Malaysia volume of natural balata export increases 7% , include a large number of balata of Xiang Deguo, United States and Brazilian sale, stay to the person impressive.
But balata purchased China in May quantity relatively dropped in April about 20.2% , because be in holiday season and China purchased natural balata from other country earlier.
The natural balata that China imports every year is close 1/4 it is to come from Malaysia, but 20% what the natural balata that imports from Malaysia during 1-5 month this year occupies total entrance to measure only.
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