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Japan's vice finance minister Atsushi Mimura warned against excessive yen weakness, and the yen rose as much as 0.4% to 156.51 per dollar, its strongest since September 18. Japan had spent about $96 billion on July-August interventions and joined US coordinated efforts.
Signaled readiness to intervene adds uncertainty to yen-dollar levels that affect Japanese feed importers' costs for dollar-priced grains and meal, though the commodity supply and demand impact is limited.
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