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The 2025 Rubber Crisis: Why Your Supply Chain Just Got 30% More Expensive
Remember when your procurement budget actually made sense? When forecasting rubber costs didn’t feel like predicting lottery numbers? If you’re wincing at your latest purchase orders, you’re experiencing the most volatile rubber market in over…
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Practical Techniques for sustainable income growth for smallholders.
“I’ve been tapping rubber for 20 years,” Pak Budi from Malaysia says. “I thought I knew everything. But GAP training showed me I was leaving money on the table. Small changes, big difference.” Pak Budi…
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Master rubber farm documentation in just 10 minutes weekly.
(This proven record-keeping system helped farmers achieve 10% price premiums without computers or complicated paperwork.) “I thought I needed a computer,” Pak Nguyen from Vietnam laughs. “But the cooperative leader showed me successful farmers who…
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Learn how to establish GPS traceability for your rubber farm in under 2 hours for $3.
(Step-by-step guide with free tools for smallholder farmers seeking certification) I thought GPS was exclusively for large corporations,” shares Ibu Siti, an Indonesian smallholder farmer. “Turns out it’s simply coordinates—numbers indicating my farm’s location. Now…
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Discover how sustainable rubber certification can increase your income by 5-15%.
Learn why buyers pay more and how smallholder farmers access premium markets in 2025. Pak Somchai was exhausted from empty promises. Every few months, consultants from Bangkok visited his southern Thailand rubber farm, discussed sustainability…
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Rubber Prices on a Rollercoaster (part 2)
If you’ve ever tried to plan an outdoor wedding, you know weather can ruin even the best-laid plans. Now imagine your business depends on weather patterns across three continents, and you’ll understand what rubber producers…
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The Certification Jungle: Which Standards Actually Mean Something?
Let’s talk certifications, because this is where things get really confusing. There are more rubber sustainability certifications than you can shake a stick at, and they’re not all created equal. Tier 1: The Gold Standards…
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Beyond Greenwashing: The True Meaning of Sustainable Natural Rubber _PART 1_
Beyond Greenwashing: The True Meaning of Sustainable Natural Rubber Last week, I saw three different rubber supplier presentations. All three used the word “sustainable” at least fifteen times. All three had beautiful green logos and…
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Rubber Prices on a Rollercoaster
Rubber Prices on a Rollercoaster: What’s Really Driving the 2025 Market? I was talking to a client last month who told me something that perfectly captures 2025’s rubber market: We’ve gone from riding a steady…
Latest Posts
- The 2025 Rubber Crisis: Why Your Supply Chain Just Got 30% More Expensive
- Practical Techniques for sustainable income growth for smallholders.
- Master rubber farm documentation in just 10 minutes weekly.
- Learn how to establish GPS traceability for your rubber farm in under 2 hours for $3.
- Discover how sustainable rubber certification can increase your income by 5-15%.