# How is a strong U.S. dollar affecting imports and exports?

> Produce traders say the continued strength of the US dollar is changing trade flows in fresh produce, including onion exports to Canada and fruit competition from South America. They note that Mexican produce imports into the US are growing and that the dollar's parity with the euro is shifting where South American growers send fruit. The article is a market commentary without a new policy or supply event.

- Date: 2022-08-31 · published 2022-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40256-how-is-a-strong-u-s-dollar-affecting-imports-and-exports
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A strong dollar makes US exports dearer abroad and imports cheaper, which can shift sourcing for feed and food ingredients. The effect is gradual and mostly already reflected in prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-04-01 | [Strong Dollar's Impact on Grain Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42202-strong-dollar-s-impact-on-grain-exports.md) | +1.0% | +4.2% |
| DXY | 2024-04-18 | [How the strong U.S. dollar is rippling through the world economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12559-how-the-strong-u-s-dollar-is-rippling-through-the-world-economy.md) | -0.1% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2022-09-28 | [Why is the US dollar so strong, and what does it mean?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10320-why-is-the-us-dollar-so-strong-and-what-does-it-mean.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2023-06-01 | [Why is the US dollar so strong again?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35846-why-is-the-us-dollar-so-strong-again.md) | -0.9% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2019-04-22 | [The dollar is too strong for U.S. companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59765-the-dollar-is-too-strong-for-u-s-companies.md) | +0.7% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- freshplaza.com: https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/9454826/how-is-a-strong-u-s-dollar-affecting-imports-and-exports/

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