ING economist Iris Pang argues the yuan will stay in a narrow range, ruling out both a sharp appreciation and a sharp depreciation in 2019. She says the shift from appreciation to slight depreciation is a political signal to the Trump administration.
A large move in either direction is considered unlikely.
A range-bound yuan limits currency-driven swings in Chinese import costs for feed ingredients. Price risk from the exchange rate stays low.
After 169 past neutral macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.2%), and -0.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.