Demand for rough remains subdued
De Beers production falls by 14% in 2Q Revises production guidance from 33mn cts to 31mn cts for the year! De Beers 1 (000 carats) Q2 2019 Q2 2018 Q2 2019 vs. Q2 2018 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 vs. Q1 2019 H1 2019 H1 2018 H1 2019 vs. H1 2018 Botswana (Debswana) 5,718 6,279 (9)% 5,950 (4)% 11,668 12,087 (3)% Namibia (Namdeb Holdings) 335 515 (35)% 483 (31)% 818 1,044 (22)% South Africa (DBCM) 571 1,018 (44)% 382 49% 953 2,111 (55)% Canada 1,075 1,185 (9)% 1,037 4% 2,112 2,253 (6)% Total carats recovered 7,699 8,997 (14)% 7,852 (2)% 15,551...