# Import and export businesses in the final months of the year: Proactively responding to exchange rate fluctuations.

> Vietnam recorded a merchandise trade surplus of $7.31 billion in October 2026, as exports rose 8.7% month on month to $64.67 billion and imports fell 1.4% to $57.36 billion. The article says businesses should balance foreign-currency receipts and payments and hedge exchange-rate exposure amid expanding trade and uncertain international markets.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T09:11:39.212Z
- Category: trade · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87339-import-and-export-businesses-in-the-final-months-of-the-year-proactively
- Commodities: [Vietnamese Dong (VND per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDVND.md)

## Why it matters

A trade surplus can support the dong by increasing foreign-currency inflows, potentially lowering the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients. The reported surplus is not itself evidence of a change in specific commodity supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- USDVND: bearish ▼

## Sources

- vietnam.vn: https://www.vietnam.vn/en/doanh-nghiep-xuat-nhap-khau-trong-nhung-thang-cuoi-nam-chu-dong-ung-pho-voi-bien-dong-ty-gia

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