Partner growers are carefully selected by Yulex based on assessments that include identifying soils that can support maximum yields. Switching acreage to guayule is easiest for growers with cotton experience as their existing equipment can be used for the production of guayule, but any farmer can easily make the switch. With the predicted worldwide rubber shortage in the next decade, the need for circumallergenic latex products, and more clean and green products from guayule, Yulex Corporation has found many growers eager to partner.
In addition, guayule is unrivaled compared to existing and alternative crops. The plant requires less water, less planting, cultivating and harvesting preparation since it is a perennial, and naturally produces terpene resins so it is resistant to many pests.
