The latest data show that in the first five months of 2023, Vietnam exported a total of 210,000 tons of natural rubber, a drop of 18% from last year's 255,000 tons. Among them, the export of standard rubber was 141,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 17%; the export of smoked sheet rubber was 22,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 12%; the export of latex was 44,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 24%.
From January to May, Vietnam exported a total of 393,000 tons of mixed rubber, an increase of 12% from 352,000 tons last year. Among them, the mixed export of SVR3L was 81,000 tons, an increase of 27% year-on-year; the mixed export of SVR10 was 308,000 tons, an increase of 8.5% year-on-year; the mixed export of RSS3 was 5,400 tons, an increase of 20% year-on-year.
From January to May, Vietnam's natural rubber exports to China totaled 47,000 tons, an increase of 47% from 32,000 tons last year.
From January to May, Vietnam's mixed rubber exports to China totaled 393,000 tons, an increase of 12% over last year's 352,000 tons. Among them, the mixed export of SVR3L was 81,000 tons, an increase of 27% year-on-year; the mixed export of SVR10 was 308,000 tons, an increase of 8.5% year-on-year; the mixed export of RSS3 was 4,300 tons, an increase of 7.5% year-on-year.
On the whole, from January to May, the total export of Vietnam's natural rubber and mixed rubber was 603,000 tons, a decrease of 0.7% from 607,000 tons last year; the total export to China was 440,000 tons, an increase of 15% from last year's 384,000 tons .