The global natural rubber supply has made a marked improvement to 991,000 tons in May 2022 from 941,000 tons in April 2022. Such a figure was 954,000 tons in March this year. A shortfall of 198,000 tons was recorded in May against an estimated demand of 1.19 million tons. While several NR producing countries are entering the off-tapping season, the market is optimistic about supply improving moving forward.