Natural Rubber (NR) production decreased by 0.4 per cent in January 2026 (28,579 tonnes) as compared to December 2025 (28,684 tonnes). Year-on-year comparison showed that the production of NR decreased by 5.9 per cent (January 2025: 30,357 tonnes). Production of NR in January 2026 for Malaysia was mainly contributed by smallholders (87.6%) as compared to estates (12.4%).

 Total stocks of NR in January 2026 increased by 9.3 per cent to 133,042 tonnes as compared to 121,686 tonnes in December 2025. Rubber processors factory contributed 80.5 per cent of the stocks followed by rubber consumers factory (19.3%) and rubber estates (0.1%). 

Exports of Malaysia's NR amounted to 41,983 tonnes in January 2026, increased 30.6 per cent as against December 2025 (32,139 tonnes). P.R. China remained as the main destination for NR exports which accounted 40.3 per cent of total exports in January 2026 followed by the United Arab Emirates (15.2%), Germany (13.6%), the United States of America (5.6%) and Brazil (3.6%). The exports performance was contributed by NR-based product such as rubber gloves, tyre, tube and rubber thread. Rubber gloves were the main exports of rubber-based products with a value of RM1.2 billion in January 2026, a decrease of 8.5 per cent as compared to December 2025 (RM1.3 billion).

The analysis of the average monthly price showed that concentrated latex recorded a decrease of 0.01 per cent (January 2026: 576.14 sen per kg; December 2025: 576.20  sen  per kg) while scrap increased by 4.5 per cen (January 2026: 618.72 sen per kg; December 2025: 592.08 sen per kg).