
Vietnamese banks' USD selling rates rose above 24,000 VND per dollar, up nearly 5% since the start of the year. Import-export firms, including a livestock feed manufacturer, report higher costs from both exchange rates and rising global raw material prices.
A weaker dong combined with higher global raw material prices squeezes feed manufacturers' margins because they cannot pass the full cost increase to customers.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 151 past bullish macro events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -0.9% to +1.4%), and -0.3% over 20.
After 44 past bullish macro events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (34% higher; middle half -1.9% to +0.9%), and -2.9% over 20.
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.