ISBN: - 978-93-88936-09-5 (2) Manju Stephenson is her study states that price determination depends upon demand and supply of the rubber product. The dry rubber sheet only provides the high incomes when compared to other categories of rubber sheet like wet sheet and raw materials in milk rubber. (3) Rubber board Chairman Sajeen Peter (2006) says that the rubber export exceeded 28617 tonnes during the first quarter of the current fiscal as against 5056 tonnes of exported during the same period of last year, recording 5.7 per cent increase. (4) Central office, Kottayam, Chairman (2007) opines that exports are expected to increase as long as the international prices rule higher than the domestic price and as such exports are necessary also. The stock position on June 30 last year was 89696 tonnes and this year it has come down to 64000 tones, he added. During the first quarter of 2006-07 the import was 20551 tonnes whereas it was 28132 tones, last year. During the last fiscal, production reached 8002625 tonnes attaining a growth rate of 7.1 percent while consumption registered a growth rate of 6.1 percent touching 801110 tones. According to board’s expectation rubber production during the current fiscal year would touch 831000 tones and consumption 841000 tones. Chairman also pointed out that the import expected was 45000 tonnes and export 50000 tonnes. The natural rubber consumption in all the countries except Malaysia increased and the world consumption was 87.8 lakh tones last year, registering a growth rate of 5.2 percent. (5) The Hindu Business Line dated on 28, October 2010 stated that According to traders, sheet rubber improved to Rs. 190 from Rs. 189.50 a Kg on fresh buying and short covering. An already tight situation in global supply of NR is expected to worsen further in the fourth quarter of the year. (6) The Hindu Business Line dated on September 15, 2010. Dr.Aravindan said that, “Mixed trend in rubber”. Traders stayed back on sheet rubber possibly sense its futures on NMCE shed the gains partially followed by selling at higher levels. The reports from the international market were also depressing. Sheet rubber market flat at Rs.169 per Kg in main market for RSSIV decline to Rs 170.19(172.46) (7) Rubber drops on global gulf worries: Rubber dropped passing an earlier advance am oil concern that demand in china may slow while a global surplus of the commodity used in tyres widens. The contract of commodity delivery on June in the Tokyo. Exchange drooped to close at 2.773 a kg ($2607) a tonnes rerating from a high of 277.8 futures have dropped 10 per cent this year. 42
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