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South Korean FX officials are suspected of selling US dollars in Asian trade to keep the won from falling past 1,195 per USD, a 15-month low. USD/KRW traded near 6.93 (the won quoted as KRW per USD in the source's terms), up 2.4% month-to-date.
Intervention to support the won slightly eases pressure on Korean importers' costs for feed grains and meal, but it does not change the underlying trade-driven demand outlook.
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