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The South African rand edged up on February 20 after a higher-than-expected US PCE inflation reading for December. The rand traded at 16.08 per dollar, roughly 0.4% stronger than the prior close, while investors also watched rising US-Iran tensions.
A firmer rand lowers the local-currency cost of South African exports such as maize and oilseeds, which can slightly weaken US dollar export prices for South African-origin feed ingredients. The move is small and driven mainly by dollar sentiment.
reuters.comFeb 20, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
