The production of natural rubber rose by 43 per cent to 62,000 tons last month as against 43,480 tons in the year-ago period, according to the Rubber Board's provisional data.
"Increase in production is due to favourable climatic conditions, increase in tapping days and better price," a senior Rubber Board official told PTI.
However, natural rubber consumption in June increased marginally by 2.16 per cent to 71,000 tons, against 69,495 tons in the year-ago period.
During the period under review, the export of natural rubber has more than doubled to 8,500 tons, compared to 4,105 tons, while import witnessed a marginal increase to 7,200 tons as against 7,198 tons in the same period last year.
"Export during June 2008 doubled than June 2007 due to price differential. However, there is least scope for import due to hike in international price," he said.
In its projection for the entire 2008-09 fiscal, the Rubber Board has pegged the natural rubber output at 8.75 lakh tons and consumption at 8.99 lakh tons in 2008-09.
The exports and imports are estimated at 50,000 tons and 80,000 tons respectively for 2008-09 fiscal.
In 2007-08 fiscal, the production of natural rubber declined by three per cent to 8.25 lakh tons from 8.52 lakh tons in the previous fiscal.
The consumption, however, increased by five per cent to nearly 8.6 lakh tons during 2007-08 as against 8.2 lakh tons in the year-ago period.
India exported 51,381 tons in 2007-08 as compared to 56,545 tons in the previous fiscal. The imports stood at 87,219 tons, against 89,699 tons during the period under review.
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