Thai rubber prices take hit as Trump tariffs sap auto demand

Top producer's trade talks with US key to international prices

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Thailand’s rubber industry has taken a beating from the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs. (Photo by Kosuke Inoue)

KOSUKE INOUE

BANGKOK -- Natural rubber prices in Thailand are slumping, as growing economic uncertainty sparked by U.S. trade tariffs dampens consumer appetite for new cars.

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