The rubber will be sold to manufact

The rubber will be sold to manufacturing factories, which will in turn sell finished products such as mattresses, gloves and tyres to the government, he said.

However, the government has put the limit of 150 kilograms that each rubber farmer will be able to sell to the government and rubber purchases will kick off on January 25.

Meanwhile director-general of the Department of Rural Roads Mr Pisak Jitviriyavasin said that eight asphalt producers had agreed to buy rubber latex to use in their existing road construction projects in response to the government’s price support scheme.

The producers have agreed to buy rubber latex at the price of 45 baht per kilo from the RAOT, where the cost price stands at 36 baht. All sides concerned have also agreed to prepare warehouse for increased rubber supplies.

Army spokesman Winthai Suvaree said that Army chief Gen Theerachai Nakvanich had instructed Army agencies concerned to prepare to use rubber based on each agency’s needs to help shore up the domestic rubber price.

He said the Thai Army will buy latex from planters to produce defense equipments and medical supplies to use in the army hospital.

Natural rubber will be bought for different purposes such as as mixtures for road construction as well as latex mattresses, pillows, shoes and gloves for officers, he said