Liberia Rubber Output Fell 16.5% in 2010, Cocoa Rises

Liberia's rubber and diamond production declined in 2010 from the year before, while cocoa, coffee and gold output increased, according to the West African nation's central bank. Rubber fell 16.5 percent in 2010 to 52,495 metric tons, while diamonds slipped to 25,357 carats from 36,752 carats, the Monrovia-based Central Bank of Liberia said in an e-mailed report today. It blamed ageing trees for

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