Sri Lanka, July 5 -- Sri Lanka's export earnings from rubber and rubber-finished products fell 9.33 percent year-on-year to US $ 73.60 million in May, as sheet rubber exports slumped 40.91 percent, indicating the persistent pressure on the key product categories in international markets, commodity broker Forbes and Walker said in its June rubber market report.

The export revenue from rubber-based products in the first five months of 2025 amounted to US $ 386.03 million, a 7.25 percent decline compared to the same period in 2024. The broker said the drop was partly due to a 21.39 percent fall in exports of pneumatic and retreaded rubber tyres and tubes.

At the public auctions, the quantity of rubber offered improved to 285,550 kilogramme...