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The won hit a 30-month high of 1,097 per dollar on December 3 and is expected to strengthen further in 2021. Analysts warn this poses a business risk to Korean exporters, while foreign investors bought Korean semiconductor stocks.
A persistently strong won lowers the local cost of imported feed grains and meal, but it erodes export margins that bear on Korean demand for feed-linked industries.
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