Thread: Rubber trees 101

Originally Posted by jamescollister

Originally Posted by crepitas

29 yesterday for cup....it has been down at 23 remember..atleast down south

Sold today wet cup 32 Baht, we get one or 2 Baht more than most because of volume.
Not good at all, gets much worse and I'll have to start tapping myself. Jim

do the buyers discount for guesstimated water content? Our guy discounts 8%.

Originally Posted by crepitas

Originally Posted by jamescollister

Originally Posted by crepitas

29 yesterday for cup....it has been down at 23 remember..atleast down south

Sold today wet cup 32 Baht, we get one or 2 Baht more than most because of volume.
Not good at all, gets much worse and I'll have to start tapping myself. Jim

do the buyers discount for guesstimated water content? Our guy discounts 8%.

That's a yes and no question, if you are buying for dry cup you deduct the water content, but I am selling to crepe rubber guys and they pay the same no matter how wet it is, less than dry cup prices, but you get a few Baht more than the dry price [most of the time] You really need to know the dry price then work out the water content to figure who is paying the best. Just experience over time and you can get the feel of what's best and every Baht counts. Jim