Malaysia's natural rubber production rose 3.7 percent to 46,187 tonnes in September, from 44,543 tonnes in the previous month, official data showed Monday.
Malaysian Statistics Department said in a statement, if compared to the same month in the previous year, it recorded a decrease of 25.2 percent.
Meanwhile, Malaysia's natural rubber exports climbed 14.2 percent month on month to 48,720 tonnes.
China remains as the main destination for natural rubber exports, accounting for a share of 46 percent of total exports.
Rubber gloves were the main export item in September, rising 25.6 percent to 3.8 billion ringgit in September from 3 billion ringgit in August.
Among the highest exports of rubber gloves were to the United States, Germany and Britain.
