The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry said an exchange rate near 58 pesos per dollar, and below 60, would help businesses manage imported input and operating costs. The peso closed at 63.310 per dollar on November 9, while businesses reported absorbing higher costs rather than passing them on to consumers.
A weaker peso makes imported feed ingredients and other production inputs more expensive for Philippine buyers, while a stronger currency would ease those costs. The article describes business preferences rather than a new policy or commodity-price change.
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