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The rand rebounded as markets digested South Africa's 2020 budget, which proposed cutting the public sector wage bill by 160 billion rand. The currency had been weak for weeks amid coronavirus worries and domestic concerns.
A firmer rand lowers the local-currency cost of imported feed inputs, though the gain depends on whether budget measures reassure investors about the credit rating.
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