
On June 15, 2017 the Canadian dollar weakened against the US dollar, giving up part of the week's gains. Lower oil prices, with US crude near US$44.48, and a firmer greenback after the Fed rate hike offset stronger-than-expected Canadian manufacturing sales.
Weaker crude and a firmer US dollar reduce the value of Canadian currency and energy exports, which can ease costs for some feed inputs. The impact on feed prices is modest.
After 565 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.