<h1>Ministers Meet to Address Decline in Domestic Rubber Prices; Government Pledges Support for 1.2 Million Producers.</h1> A meeting took place between the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and the Minister for Commerce, Industry, and Textiles to address the decline in domestic natural rubber prices in December 2012. Despite the price drop, domestic prices remain higher than the cost of imported rubber. The Rubber Board's Expert Committee also reviewed the situation with stakeholders. The Department of Commerce is monitoring international and domestic price movements closely, with the government committed to safeguarding the livelihoods of approximately 1.2 million rubber producers in the country.