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Banxico cut its benchmark rate by 50 basis points, to near a three-year low, as widely expected. Twenty-one of 26 analysts polled by Reuters had forecast the move.
The peso firmed slightly, by just over 0.2%, after the decision.
A stronger peso lowers Mexico's cost of dollar-priced grain and meal imports, which can support buying of US corn and soymeal. The effect on feed prices is small because the cut was widely expected.
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