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The South African Reserve Bank cut its main lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.75% at its first meeting since the inflation target was lowered. The move eased concerns that the new target would stop the bank from cutting rates.
Lower rates reduce the rand's appeal to carry investors, which tends to weaken the currency and raise the local cost of imported feed ingredients. The effect on global feed prices is modest.
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