
The US dollar rose about 1.1% against the Vietnamese dong on the unofficial market to 26,050 on Monday, while Vietcombank quoted a 1.5-year low of 25,990. The State Bank of Vietnam cut its central reference rate by 0.02% to 25,631.
Global currencies were steady as investors awaited the US midterm elections.
A weaker dong raises the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients and makes Vietnamese buyers less price-sensitive to dollar-priced grain and meal, though the effect on world feed prices is small.
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