
SSI Research expects 2020 financial markets to be less active than forecast, citing the US-China phase one deal and the US-Iran conflict and Covid-19 outbreak. The dong/dollar rate rose after Tet as the dollar strengthened in both bank and free markets, and the foreign currency supply may be tighter as trade and tourism decline.
A weaker dong and tighter dollar supply raise the cost of imported feed ingredients for Vietnamese buyers, while lower trade volumes weigh on demand for imported grains and meal.
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