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The rand was quoted at 16.5147 per US dollar, 18.4284 per euro, 22.0746 per pound and 11.3469 per Australian dollar. The report also listed oil at $90.83, down 5.84% from the previous close.
A weaker rand can raise the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients and fuel, while the reported oil decline could ease energy costs. The article provides reference prices rather than identifying a new underlying driver.
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.