
South Korean non-financial companies recorded net dollar sales of $286.57 billion in the first nine months, 2.6 times the amount in the same period last year. A large current-account surplus and exporters converting dollar earnings into won supported the currency, while risk aversion after the US midterm elections drove the exchange rate higher in the latest three sessions.
Corporate dollar sales can support the won and reduce the local-currency cost of imported feed, but renewed demand for dollars has offset that pressure. The article describes competing FX forces rather than a clear directional signal for import costs.
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