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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
06-February-2017 17:07 IST
Production and Import of Natural Rubber

The details of total production, consumption and import of Natural Rubber (NR) in the country during the last three years are as under:

 

Year

Production

(Tonne)

Consumption

(Tonne)

Import

(Tonne)

2013-14

774,000

981,520

360,263

2014-15

645,000

1020,910

442,130

2015-16

562,000

994,415

458,374

 

 

            The increase in import of NR into the country can be primarily attributed to the gap between production and consumption of NR in the country and lower prices of  block rubber in international markets as compared to the sheet rubber in domestic market.

 

             Cost of production of rubber varies from region to region and depends upon a number of factors such as labour wages, value of land, input costs, etc. Rubber Board has undertaken a study to work out the cost of production of Natural Rubber. However, final report has not yet been submitted.  

 

The details of production of NR in different states are as under :

 

 

State-wise production of NR (Tonnes)

 

 

State

 

 

 

2013-14

 

 

 

2014-15

 

2015-16 (provisional)

Kerala

6,48,220

5,07,700

4,38,630

Tripura

39,000

47,000

44,245

Karnataka

35,230

34,560

29,400

Tamil Nadu

25,000

23,785

19,495

Assam

13,600

17,310

14,560

Meghalaya

7,570

8,510

7,360

Nagaland

1,900

2,390

3,020

Manipur

1,065

1,150

1,660

Maharashtra

380

395

925

Goa

595

630

640

Mizoram

310

360

595

Others

1,130

1,210

1,470

 

Grand Total

 

7,74,000

 

6,45,000

 

5,62,000

                       

            This information was given by the Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

 

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