# USA vs China: Latin American currencies suffer with the trade war - LatinAmerican Post

> Latin American currencies weakened after the US-China trade dispute escalated, with China imposing tariffs on about $75 billion of US imports and President Trump raising his own rates. Regional currencies fell more than 1% on August 23 to eight-month lows, and the peso reached 19.93 per dollar.

- Date: 2019-08-26 · published 2019-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Latin America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57817-usa-vs-china-latin-american-currencies-suffer-with-the-trade-war-latinamerican
- Commodities: [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Trade-war escalation and weaker regional currencies can shift export flows and make dollar-priced feed imports more expensive for Latin American buyers. Soybean and meal trade in particular is exposed to China's tariff decisions.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲
- USDMXN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2020-05-28 | [China securing Brazilian soy with US trade tensions rising](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53167-china-securing-brazilian-soy-with-us-trade-tensions-rising.md) | -4.5% | +0.4% |
| USDBRL | 2025-07-25 | [Latam currencies decline as US tariff deadline looms — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24000-latam-currencies-decline-as-us-tariff-deadline-looms-tradingview-news.md) | +1.2% | -0.6% |
| USDBRL | 2019-10-18 | [After trade talks in U.S., China ramps up Brazilian soy purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56428-after-trade-talks-in-u-s-china-ramps-up-brazilian-soy-purchases.md) | -3.6% | +0.9% |
| USDBRL | 2026-07-16 | [USD/BRL Near R$5.09: Can Brazil's Carry Trade Absorb the New 25% US Tariff? \| EBC Financial Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18567-usd-brl-near-r-5-09-can-brazil-s-carry-trade-absorb-the-new-25-us-tariff-ebc.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| USDBRL | 2020-03-05 | [Dollar's strength yet another snag for U.S.-China farm deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54376-dollar-s-strength-yet-another-snag-for-u-s-china-farm-deal.md) | +3.0% | +15.4% |

## Sources

- latinamericanpost.com: https://latinamericanpost.com/economy-en/usa-vs-china-latin-american-currencies-suffer-with-the-trade-war/

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