EXA-CS-003 Food & Beverage LATAM

Food & Beverage: FX Strategy (LATAM)

Multi-currency FX policy with automated monitoring across LATAM.

Challenge

Challenge

The client exports to multiple Latin American countries and was facing significant margin erosion due to high FX volatility in local currencies (BRL, ARS). They lacked a formal hedging policy and were managing exposures reactively.

Approach

Approach

We developed a multi-currency FX risk management policy and coordinated its implementation with licensed financial partners. The key elements were:
- **Risk Appetite Definition:** Establishing clear thresholds for acceptable FX risk based on the client's financial goals.
- **Hedging Instruments:** Mapping and selecting appropriate instruments (e.g., Forwards, NDFs) for each currency corridor, executed via regulated partners.
- **Automated Reporting:** Designing a dashboard to automatically track net exposure vs. policy limits and the performance of the hedging program.

Outputs

Outputs

A formal FX risk management policy and an operational runbook for continuous monitoring and execution.