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Maersk said on Wednesday it expects an "exceptionally strong" performance in the first quarter to continue for the rest of the year, driven by high demand for shipping containers from China to the United States.

The Taiwan Flour Millers' Association has issued an international tender to purchase 89,425 tonnes of grade 1 milling wheat to be sourced from the United States, European traders said on Wednesday.

British online fashion retailer Boohoo on Wednesday reported a 37% jump in full-year core earnings, benefiting from the huge growth in demand for digital shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maersk said on Wednesday it had seen an "exceptionally strong" performance in the first quarter driven by bottlenecks and high demand for container shipping.

German fashion house Hugo Boss saw first-quarter sales almost double in mainland China, and its casualwear business returned to growth, predicting a rebound in the rest of the business in the course of 2021 as COVID-19 lockdowns ease.

The Taiwan Flour Millers' Association has issued an international tender to purchase 89,425 tonnes of grade 1 milling wheat to be sourced from the United States, European traders said on Wednesday.

German fashion house Hugo Boss saw first-quarter sales almost double in mainland China and its casualwear business returned to growth, predicting a rebound in the rest of the business in the course of 2021 as COVID-19 lockdowns ease.

Argentina's Parana River, the grains superhighway that takes soy and corn from the Pampas farm belt to the world, has gotten so shallow that it has started "trimming" international shipments just as the country's export season gets underway.

A space-aged bottle of fine French wine, part of a case of Bordeaux that was literally matured in Earth orbit for 14 months, is being put up for private sale by Christie's, and the auction house estimates it may fetch up to $1 million.

Copper prices rose past a key psychological level of $10,000 a tonne on Wednesday, buoyed by optimism about global economic recovery, but trading volume was tepid due to China market holidays.

Malaysia's palm oil stockpile in April likely inched lower despite production rising to a six-month high, hampered by robust exports and plummeting imports, a Reuters survey showed on Wednesday.

U.S. air safety officials have asked Boeing Co to supply fresh analysis and documentation showing numerous 737 MAX subsystems would not be affected by electrical grounding issues first flagged in three areas of the jet in April, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee met on Tuesday with representatives from the biofuels and airline industries to discuss ways to expand production of low-carbon aviation fuel, the subcommittee chair told Reuters.

Chicago corn futures extended gains on Wednesday to trade near a more than eight-year high hit in the previous session, as concerns over global supplies and strong demand underpinned prices.

The Canadian province of Alberta will increase restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 as a third wave of the pandemic threatens to overwhelm the hospital system within weeks, Premier Jason Kenney said on Tuesday.

Chicago corn futures gained more ground on Wednesday to trade near a more than eight-year high hit in the previous session, as concerns over global supplies and strong demand underpinned prices.

Two coalitions of business leaders on Tuesday urged Texas state lawmakers to reject any laws that would limit voters' access to ballots, adding corporate America's voice to a statewide debate over proposed voting restrictions.

Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) Inc surged about 22% in its Canadian stock market debut on Tuesday to fetch a market value of $1.6 billion, the latest pot producer to cash in on strong investor demand for U.S. marijuana companies.

Honors Commodity, a Singapore-based food and energy trader controlled by a Chinese regional government, was the new player who appeared as a receiver of sugar delivered at the expiration of the May contract on ICE exchange, according to brokers on Tuesday.

Pesticide and seed maker Corteva Inc on Tuesday reported better-than-expected profit and revenue and raised its net sales forecast for the year, helped by strong demand for its herbicides and insecticides.