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Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a second session on Thursday to hit their highest levels in three weeks, supported by gains in rival vegetable oils.

Copper prices inched higher on Thursday, buoyed by better-than-expected economic data from top metals consumer China, although gains were capped by a firm U.S. dollar.

Chicago soybean futures climbed on Thursday to a three-week high, with strong demand from U.S. oilseed processors and a drought in rival exporter Brazil underpinning the market.

Mexico's government said on Wednesday it concluded a review of alleged labor rights violations of pilots at Mexico City-based cargo airline Mas Air, following a request by the United States under a North American trade accord.

Japan will import 10,146 metric tons of feed-quality wheat for livestock use via a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) said.

Zinc has been the second weakest performer among the London Metal Exchange (LME) base metals pack so far this year.

It should be the best of times for U.S. airlines with a travel boom still going strong, but investors are nervous demand may soften as the economy falters, making it harder to protect profits from soaring costs.

Qantas Airways will drop its A$611 million ($387 million) plan to buy out charter flight operator Alliance Aviation Services, the companies said on Thursday, months after Australia's competition regulator blocked the deal.

U.S. corn yield was of prime focus during the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s biannual data users’ meeting on Wednesday, which offers market participants the chance to question the agency on items like forecasts, methodology and data accessibility.

Australia's Qantas Airways said on Thursday it will drop the A$611 million ($387 million) plans to buy out charter flight operator Alliance Aviation Services after the country's competition regulator blocked the deal in April.

U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq falling more than 1% each, as Treasury yields rose again and investors assessed the latest batch of quarterly corporate results and forecasts.

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London cocoa futures on ICE were marginally lower as the market consolidated just below the prior session's recent peak, while raw sugar prices were little changed.

U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday with Treasury yields rising again and investors assessing the latest batch of quarterly corporate results and forecasts.

Severe drought in the Amazon is forcing Brazilian grain exporters to divert a small number of export cargos to southern port terminals instead of northern ports, grain exporters group Anec said on Wednesday.

A federal appeals court has overturned an injunction suspending the license for Canadian firm Brazil Potash Corp to build Latin America's largest fertilizer mine in the Amazon rainforest.

Chicago wheat futures rose for the first time in three sessions on bargain buying on Wednesday, with corn futures following, traders said.

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Inflation is curbing short-term demand for malt, but demand looks to rebound soon for the beer ingredient made from barley after brewers depleted stocks, France-based producer Malteurop said on Wednesday.