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Far from the fighter-jet displays and blockbuster plane orders that grabbed headlines at the world's largest air show this week, it's the small and medium-sized suppliers dotting the sprawling exhibition halls that are garnering big attention from senior aerospace officials.

Russia is 99.9% certain to quit a U.N.-brokered deal on the safe wartime passage of Black Sea grain next month because it no longer needs Ukrainian ports to export ammonia, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said.

Copper prices in London hit a seven-week high on Thursday after a sharp drop in available stocks in warehouses registered with the London Metal Exchange (LME) to their lowest since 2021.

Malaysian palm oil futures declined for a third straight session on Thursday after a drop in soybean oil selling momentum, as well as a lower-than-expected U.S. biofuel mandate.

Copper prices rose on Thursday in tepid Chinese holiday trade as a weaker dollar and low inventories lent support, but sentiment was still weighed down by a lack of meaningful Chinese stimulus.

India's palm oil imports in June are set to jump 46% from a month ago to their highest in three months as buyers took advantage of a dip in prices to their lowest in 28 months to increase purchases, five dealers told Reuters.

The temperature in Beijing soared above 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday for the first time since 2014 and broke the record for the hottest day in June, with heatwaves that had seared northern China a week earlier expected to persist through the weekend.

South Korea’s state-backed Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. purchased an estimated 16,800 metric tons of rice largely to be sourced from Vietnam in an international tender for up to 62,200 metric tons which closed on June 8, European traders said on Thursday.

Malaysian palm oil futures continued to fall for the third day on Thursday after a drop in soybean oil selling momentum, as well as a lower-than-expected U.S. biofuel mandate.

South African retailer Mr Price, often considered the bellwether of the retail sector, posted on Thursday a fall of 6% in annual profit on the back of increased inflationary pressure on consumers and power cuts.

Workers at Spirit AeroSystems' plant in Wichita, Kansas, which makes critical structures for Boeing jetliners, will go on strike on Saturday, after rejecting a proposed four-year deal on Wednesday night, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said.

Copper prices fell on Thursday in tepid trade amid a lack of further stimulus news from top consumer China, which is on a public holiday for the rest of the week.

Oil futures dipped on Thursday amid demand fears after the Federal Reserve chairman hinted at further interest rate hikes, while traders awaited official U.S. inventory data following an industry report that showed an unexpected draw in crude stocks.

Chicago corn futures edged lower on Thursday, as traders locked in profits after a recent rally over concerns about dry weather conditions in key areas of the U.S. Midwest.

Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a third day on Thursday amid continued weakness in rival soyoil following lower-than-expected U.S. biofuel mandate.

Indian airline Go First, which is under bankruptcy protection as it tries to resume operations, has sought additional funds at a lenders meeting on Wednesday, banking sources told Reuters.

Chicago corn futures inched lower in early Asian trade on Thursday, as traders locked in profits after a recent rally over concerns about dry weather conditions in key areas of the U.S. Midwest.

India's wheat harvest in 2023 is at least 10% lower than the government's estimate, a leading trade body told Reuters on Wednesday, amid a sharp rise in local prices during the past two months.

Alaska Airlines is "anxious" to begin taking deliveries of the larger Boeing 737 MAX 10 to help it carry more passengers once the plane is certified, the carrier's CEO Ben Minicucci said on Wednesday.

A former Goldman Sachs banker was convicted of insider trading by a New York jury on Wednesday, after prosecutors said he passed tips about potential mergers to a friend.