In the midst of the dollar falling hard against the Yen and other major Eastern currencies the Chinese Yuan, with China effectively taking a 'dollar peg' policy, has become cheap.
入学試験に落ちないように、彼女は一生懸命に勉強した。
She studied hard in order not to fail the entrance exam.
消費者の米離れや国際市場解放が原因とされる米価の下落が原因だ。
It is the drop in the rice pricing (blamed on consumers' loss of interest in rice and the freeing up of the international market) that is the cause.