# Exchange rates fluctuate sharply, businesses struggle to cope.

> Businesses in Vietnam now need about 26.2 billion VND to import a shipment worth 1 million USD, up from 23.5 billion previously. Firms are stockpiling dollars to hedge, which is tightening foreign currency supply. Experts cite capital outflows, a faster recovery in imports than exports, and US trade policy as drivers.

- Date: 2025-05-26 · published 2025-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24985-exchange-rates-fluctuate-sharply-businesses-struggle-to-cope
- Commodities: [Vietnamese Dong (VND per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDVND.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dong raises the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients, pressuring Vietnamese feed millers' margins. Dollar hoarding adds liquidity stress to import financing.

## Read by commodity

- USDVND: bullish ▲

## Sources

- vietnam.vn: https://www.vietnam.vn/en/ty-gia-bien-dong-manh-doanh-nghiep-oan-minh-chong-do

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