NATURAL RUBBER SUPPLY REDUCTION

Workers pour the rubber sap of sadapan in the rubber forest belonging to PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) IX in Klepu, Pringapus, Semarang Regency, Central Java, Thursday (11/8). The Indonesian government with Thailand and Malaysia agreed the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) to implement Export Tonnage Scheme (AETS) to reduce the supply of natural rubber for six months from March to August 2016 in the world market to improve the price that has been too down. ANTARA PHOTO/Aditya Pradana Putra/ama/16.