KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production declined 24.1 per cent month-on-month to 21,705 tonnes in February 2026 from 28,579 tonnes in January 2026, and fell 39.7 per cent year-on-year from 36,005 tonnes in February 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
In a statement today, chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said production in February 2026 was mainly contributed by smallholders, who accounted for 87 per cent, compared with estates at 13 per cent.
DOSM said total NR stocks rose 3.3 per cent to 139,985 tonnes in February 2026 from 135,534 tonnes in January 2026, with rubber processors’ factories accounting for 78.5 per cent of stocks, followed by rubber consumers’ factories (21.4 per cent) and rubber estates (0.1 per cent).
It added that Malaysia’s NR exports declined 20 per cent to 33,897 tonnes in February 2026 from 42,386 tonnes in January 2026.
China remained the main destination for NR exports, which accounted for 48.9 per cent of total exports in February 2026, followed by Germany (17.8 per cent), the United Arab Emirates (10.1 per cent), Portugal (3.5 per cent) and Brazil (3.2 per cent).
"The export performance was driven by NR-based products such as rubber gloves, tyres, tubes and rubber thread.
"Rubber gloves were the main export of rubber-based products, valued at RM0.9 billion in February 2026, down 23.9 per cent from RM1.3 billion in January 2026,” it said.
DOSM said average monthly prices showed that concentrated latex rose 1.8 per cent to 586.69 sen per kg in February 2026 from 576.14 sen per kg in January, while scrap rubber increased two per cent to 631.13 sen per kg from 618.72 sen per kg.
The World Bank Commodity Price Data reported that Technically Specified Rubber 20 prices rose 4.5 per cent to US$1.93 per kg in February from US$1.84 per kg in January, while Singapore/Malaysia prices increased 5.4 per cent to US$2.26 per kg from US$2.14 per kg. - Bernama
