ISBN: - 978-93-88936-09-5 The table 5.5shows that the month wise export of NR from 2002-03 to 2012-13, during the study period total value of exports are fluctuating. Export of Indian NR, which was little known in the overseas market until 2001-02, managed to get a break in the highly competitive global NR market. Export of NR from India rose from the low level of 6995 tonnes in 2001-02 to 75905 tonnes in 2003-04. In 2005-06 exports regained their lost ground rising to 73830 MT and 56545 MT of NR were exported during 2006-07, down from the previous year as the Indian prices were high compared to the prices in international market. The above table also shows that the output of Mean and Standard Deviation. It is noted from the table that the mean value for from 2002-03 to 2006-07 are 4609, 5915, 3845, 6152, and 4712 and the standard deviation values are 1954, 4372, 4076.7, 4136.8 and 3999 respectively. It signifies that there is a major change in the NR trade. During 2005 VAT has been introduced in Kerala, and that the state accounts for 92 per cent of the production. VAT had an impact in both exports as well as domestic trade. Export promotion measures such as identifying and encouraging potential exporters and overseas buyers, promoting buyers-sellers interaction through website and participation in international trade fairs are continuing. The main factors contributing to the buoyancy in export were the export promotional measures adopted by the Government of India and the prevalence of relatively higher NR prices in the international market since June 2003. Country wise Export of Natural Rubber From the ports, rubber was in the hands of mainly Brazilian, British and American exporters. Contrary to what Weinstein (1983) argued, Brazilian producers or local merchants from the interior could choose whether to send the rubber on consignment to a New York commission house, rather than selling it to a exporter in the Amazon (Shelley, 1918). Rubber was taken, like other commodities, to ports in Europe and the US to be distributed to the industries that bought large amounts of the product in the London or New York commodities exchanges. A large part of rubber produced was traded at these exchanges, but tire manufacturers and other large consumers also made direct purchases from the distributors in the country of origin. The following table explains that the Countrywise Export of Natural Rubber from 2010-11 to 2013-14. Table 5.6 Country wise Export of Natural Rubber ‘000 tonnes Country Thailand Indonesia Vietnam China 2010-11 2598 3130 950 84 2011-12 1406 4150 1613 29 142 2012-13 3121 2531 1023 14 2013-14 3664 2719 1076 13
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