Malaysia and Thailand have acted to prop up rubber prices for domestic producers.
The price of rubber has plunged to its lowest levels since 2009 this month due to a glut in supply and weaker demand from China.
Last Friday, Malaysia announced its Rubber Productivity Incentive (RPI), a day after Thailand introduced a similar move last week.
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Malaysia will inject subsidies directly for producers if the price of rubber falls below its threshold of RM4.60 per kg from Jan 1, 2015.