Shanghai aluminium prices on Thursday hit near a 10-year peak while the London contract hovered near their highest in three years as concerns on tepid supply from top producers China and Russia weighed on sentiment.
Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains for a third straight session on Thursday, boosted by stronger exports during the first two weeks of April and tracking higher rival soyoil.
Hungarian low cost airline Wizz Air forecast that flying would only recover gradually into late summer, as the travel industry enters a second year of pandemic restrictions.
Importers in the Philippines are tendering to purchase around 380,000 tonnes of milling wheat and animal feed wheat, European traders said on Thursday.
Australian authorities should add more clinics to speed up the country's struggling COVID-19 vaccine rollout, its main medical association said on Thursday, dismissing a government plan to create mass inoculation hubs as unworkable in the near term.
Indonesia's exports surged in March due to higher commodity prices and rebounding global demand, while imports also grew by more than expected last month as domestic manufacturing activity improved, statistics bureau data showed on Thursday.
Scientists at a leading global grains research institute expect to sharply ramp up new wheat varieties enriched with zinc that can boost the essential mineral for millions of poor people with deficient diets, the institute's head told Reuters.
Chicago corn futures gained more ground on Thursday to trade near the previous session's eight-year top, as concerns over cold weather damage to the crop across the U.S. grain belt underpinned prices.
A locally grown e-commerce platform in Afghanistan is connecting vendors with customers around the world, providing an important opportunity for the war-torn economy and inspiring a new trend of young women starting up their own small businesses.
Chicago corn futures gained more ground on Thursday to trade near the previous session's eight-year top, as concerns over cold weather damage to the crop across the U.S. grain belt underpinned prices.
Qantas Airways Ltd on Thursday boosted its capacity outlook for the domestic market, forecasting it would reach 90% of pre-pandemic levels during the current quarter and even more in the next financial year as travel demand improves.
Boeing Co voiced optimism on Wednesday over financing for jet buyers to take deliveries as the industry looks to a recovery in air travel, while raising an amber flag over airline access to commercial bank loans.
Projected U.S. corn supplies are still waning toward multi-year lows despite dragging ethanol output, though recent production and demand figures along with an upbeat outlook for the summer driving season should instill some optimism over the corn-based biofuel.
Australia's Qantas Airways said on Thursday its domestic capacity would hit 90% of pre-COVID levels in the fourth quarter, driven by strong leisure demand and a recovery in corporate business travel.
Virgin Australia, the country's No. 2 airline, said on Thursday that 10 leased Boeing Co 737 planes would return to its fleet as part of plans that would see it reach more than 80% of pre-pandemic domestic capacity by mid-June.
Brazil apparel retailer Cia Hering rejected an unsolicited tie-up offer from competitor Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA, it said in a Wednesday securities filing.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's statistics division is conducting a "deep dive" review of how it conducts its quarterly U.S. grain stocks reports, an official said during an online conference on Wednesday.
Brazil apparel retailer Cia Hering said on Wednesday it received and rejected an unsolicited tie-up offer from competitor Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA.