
USD/CAD neared a one-and-a-half-month low as the Canadian dollar firmed against the US dollar on lower Treasury yields and election-related uncertainty. Traders also cited hopes for Iran diplomacy and the Bank of Canada's recent rate increase.
A firmer loonie and weaker US dollar shift the relative cost of Canadian and US-origin feed ingredients, with limited direct effect on grain or oilseed supply.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% 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.