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Mar 18

Rubber Tapping in the South

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Wednesday 18th March, 2009 at 14:24:56| Words: 93 words | Category: News Photos

A worker taps sap from rubber trees at a plantation in early morning on March 17, 2009 in Songkhla, Thailand. Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have become the world's leading exporters of rubber and rubber products but due to the global financial meltdown the industry has taken a hit. The International Rubber Consortium says it plans to cut exports of natural rubber by 430,000 metric tons this year therefore lowering the overall price of the commodity. (Getty Images)

A worker taps sap from rubber trees at a plantation in early morning on March 17, 2009 in Songkhla. (Getty Images)




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