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The dollar closed at 5.8682 reais on January 29, its lowest level since November 26, and was down 5.03% in January. The Federal Reserve held rates steady that day, and the Central Bank of Brazil sold $2 billion in a currency intervention.
A stronger real lowers the dollar cost of Brazilian soybeans and corn, which can pressure Chicago prices and reduce the competitive edge of US exports.
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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.