Thread: Rubber trees 101

Originally Posted by jamescollister

Originally Posted by Horatio Hornblower

James whats the measurement of a cup?

To be honest never really looked, just had a wander round the yard, but couldn't find any lying round.
2 sizes used round here, guessing 500 mil and 250 or 300 mil, will look next time I go to a plantation.

Do you sell rubber by the cup, Jim? Or by the kilo? Or litre?

Originally Posted by Neverna

Originally Posted by jamescollister

Originally Posted by Horatio Hornblower

James whats the measurement of a cup?

To be honest never really looked, just had a wander round the yard, but couldn't find any lying round.
2 sizes used round here, guessing 500 mil and 250 or 300 mil, will look next time I go to a plantation.

Do you sell rubber by the cup, Jim? Or by the kilo? Or litre?

We sell cup at the moment, so by the kilo, all the cup rubber is thrown in the trailer, then weighed and sold.
In better times we make ribbed smoked sheet, higher price per kilo, but costs to produce.
We have heard that a latex [liquid rubber] buyer may be setting up shop nearby, so may go over to liquid, more work and price will dictate.
All rubber is sold by the kilo, dry rubber contain, you just get different prices depending on the state you sell it.
RSS, highest, sun dried sheet next, liquid and cup last.
Other processes can add valve, crepe, bailed or powdered.