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Jordan's state grains buyer on Wednesday cancelled a tender to purchase 120,000 tonnes of animal feed barley after the tender failed to attract any participants, traders said.

France's second-largest sugar maker Cristal Union recorded a net profit of 69 million euros ($84.5 million) during its 2020/21 financial year after two years of losses, helped by a rebound in sugar prices, its chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday.

The boss of easyJet said he does not expect the Indian coronavirus variant to be the biggest problem for Europe's coming travel season, although he said another lost summer would be perilous for Britain's aviation industry.

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) said on Wednesday that it will seek 80,000 tonnes of feed wheat and 100,000 tonnes of feed barley to be loaded by September 30 and arrive in Japan by November 25, via a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction that will be held on June 2.

The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) expects global natural rubber consumption to increase by 7% in 2021, after declining 8.1% in 2020 because of the pandemic, secretary general Salvatore Pinizzotto said on Wednesday.

Norwegian Air emerged from six months of bankruptcy protection on Wednesday with a smaller fleet and its debt almost wiped out, the budget carrier said, but also facing stronger competition and a lingering uncertainty wrought by the pandemic.

Europe's aviation regulator on Wednesday urged all airlines to avoid Belarus airspace for safety reasons, saying the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight had put in question the country's ability to provide safe skies.

Norwegian Air emerged from six months of bankruptcy protection on Wednesday with a smaller fleet and its debt almost wiped out, the budget carrier said, but also facing stronger competition and a lingering uncertainty wrought by the pandemic.

Australian police have arrested nearly a dozen people over protests against the development of a mine waste storage facility in a wilderness area on the southern island of Tasmania, a conservation group official said on Wednesday.

The boss of easyJet said that he did not expect the coming European summer travel season to be ruined by the spread of a coronavirus variant first found in India.

The European Union is closing in on a deal in negotiations to reform agriculture subsidies in the 27 nation bloc, Germany said on Wednesday.

Europe's aviation regulator on Wednesday urged airlines to avoid Belarus airspace for safety reasons, saying the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight had put into question the country's ability to provide safe air navigation.

World stocks may be taking comfort from signs that central banks will keep the stimulus taps open but the chorus of hawks making the case against is on the rise.

German energy firm RWE has joined forces with Norwegian peer Equinor and metals maker Norsk Hydro to take part in Norway's first offshore wind tender, the companies said on Wednesday.

Copper prices in London advanced on Wednesday, as a potential workers' strike in top producer Chile threatened already low supplies in the raw material market.

U.S. corn futures rose more than 0.5% on Wednesday, as technical support lifted prices from a one-month low hit in the previous session, though easing concerns about global supplies limited gains.

A subsidiary of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) will list crude oil options on June 21 and make them available to international traders, SHFE Chairman Jiang Yan said on Wednesday at the 18th Shanghai Derivatives Market Forum.

U.S. corn futures edged higher on Wednesday, rebounding from a one-month low touched in the previous session, although gains were checked by easing concerns about global supplies.

Copper prices in London advanced on Wednesday, as a weaker dollar made greenback-priced metals cheaper to holders of other currencies.

Argentine port workers said on Tuesday they would hold a 48-hour strike starting at midnight (0300 GMT Wednesday), after paralyzing agricultural exports from the country last week with an initial work stoppage over demands they be vaccinated against COVID-19.