# Brazilian currency drops against the US dollar | AP News

> The Brazilian real fell against the US dollar as the dollar strengthened against many currencies. Analysts attributed part of the real's slide to investor concerns over a recent nationwide truckers' strike.

- Date: 2018-06-06 · published 2018-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5378-brazilian-currency-drops-against-the-us-dollar-ap-news
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker real cheapens Brazilian grain and meal exports in dollar terms, which can weigh on global feed prices. The truckers' strike also raises logistics risk for Brazilian farm movements.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2018-06-14 | 5 | -5.8% | -3.9 | Dollar strength and truckers' strike concerns contributed to the real's decline, though the report is generic. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2024-11-29 | [What is happening to BRL as the Brazilian Real collapses against the US Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27617-what-is-happening-to-brl-as-the-brazilian-real-collapses-against-the-us-dollar.md) | +1.7% | +5.6% |
| USDBRL | 2020-01-31 | [Coronavirus and current account deficit hit the Brazilian Real against the dollar — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55285-coronavirus-and-current-account-deficit-hit-the-brazilian-real-against-the.md) | +0.2% | +5.4% |
| USDBRL | 2026-06-02 | [Brazilian Real: Politics drive correction against US Dollar – Commerzbank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12077-brazilian-real-politics-drive-correction-against-us-dollar-commerzbank.md) | +2.7% | +2.7% |
| USDBRL | 2018-08-13 | [Turkish crisis drives up dollar in Brazil - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9469-turkish-crisis-drives-up-dollar-in-brazil-anba-news-agency.md) | +2.2% | +6.6% |
| USDBRL | 2018-07-19 | [Brazilian Real and Argentine Peso lose ground against the dollar — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64233-brazilian-real-and-argentine-peso-lose-ground-against-the-dollar-mercopress.md) | -3.5% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/general-news-b53096f25f5343f28b33771d28468ace

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