# Won weakens sharply to near 1,400 again - The Korea Herald

> The Korean won weakened past 1,388 per dollar on September 21, losing nearly 50 won in under two weeks. The move was driven by renewed Fed tightening and foreign stock selling, and analysts see limited room for a further slide given Korea's current account surplus.

- Date: 2026-09-21 · published 2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17711-won-weakens-sharply-to-near-1-400-again-the-korea-herald
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker won raises the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed ingredients imported by Korea, which tightens feed buyer margins even if global grain prices are unchanged.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Sources

- koreaherald.com: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10880875

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