1. The Senior Officials from Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia (TIM) under the framework of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) met at its 33rd Meeting on 4th and 5th December 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The meeting discussed the current global natural rubber (NR) market situation in particular on the unfavourable rubber prices affecting the sustainability and the wellbeing of rubber smallholders.
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