Rubber Production to Gain 8% in 2011, Association Predicts

Output of natural rubber from so- called key producing countries is forecast to grow 8 percent to 10 million metric tons in 2011, the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries said in a monthly bulletin. The group's members account for 92 percent of global production. Natural-rubber supply from key growers may expand 6 percent in the first quarter as high prices attracted farmers to tap

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