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After the U.S. midterm elections, the won weakened and the won-dollar rate rose above 1,360 intraday, closing at 1,356.6 on November 6. Export-oriented industries that earn dollars may benefit from higher won-denominated revenues, while import-dependent sectors including refining, petrochemicals, steel and airlines face higher costs.
A weaker won raises the local-currency cost of imported feed and energy inputs, potentially lifting costs for Korean buyers. The article does not identify a specific feed commodity price move.
newsis.comNov 8, 2026Not 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.
