Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture recently said that the supply of rubber and strive to become self-sufficient

Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday that the next 20 years, Brazil natural rubber output is expected to be from the present 100,000 tons to return to about 446,000 tons, will be the first time in nearly 100 years, Brazil self-sufficient supply of rubber.

Amazon rain forest as a result of the growth of a large number of wild rubber trees, Brazil was in the late 19th century to the early 20th century, the world's largest natural rubber producing countries, but the disease leaves of trees led to the death, the transfer of production to Malaysia and the Far East. Brazil now imports annually about 200,000 tons of rubber, cost of 1,000,000,000 U.S. dollars.

The country's natural rubber production JoaoAlmeidaSampaio Association, said in the past two years, the rubber plantation area has increased by 15% -20%. In the next 20 years is expected to rubber plantation area from the current 120,000 ha to 340,000 ha. Brazil also is expected to 15,000,000 hectares of land could be applied to form a rubber plantation.