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German airline group Lufthansa on Friday said its goal was to take over Italian carrier ITA Airways in full, but it could not be forced to do so, after it announced it was taking on a minority stake on Thursday.

A global aluminium producer has offered Japanese buyers a premium of $165 per tonne for July-September primary metal shipments, up 27%-32% from the current quarter, three sources directly involved in quarterly pricing talks said on Friday.

The head of Brazilian Embraer's planemaking division dismissed concerns that problems at engine supplier Pratt & Whitney would discourage airlines from placing orders and hinted at plane order announcements at the upcoming Paris Airshow.

The condition of French soft wheat was stable in the week to May 22, holding at its best level in at least a decade, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday.

German airline group Lufthansa on Friday said its goal was to take over Italian carrier ITA Airways in full, but it could not be forced to do so, after it announced it was taking on a minority stake on Thursday.

The condition of French soft wheat was stable in the week to May 22, with 93% of crops rated in good or excellent condition as in the previous week, farm office FranceAgriMer said on Friday.

Private equity firm CVC has hired investment bank Lazard to seek a partner to invest into Spain-based Deoleo, the producer of Bertolli and other brands of olive oil, Cinco Dias reported on Friday, citing unidentified financial sources.

France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination programme against bird flu in the autumn after results from a series of tests on the vaccination of ducks showed "satisfactory effectiveness", the farm ministry said.

Sri Lanka's tea production in the first four months of 2023 dropped 20% to a three-year low of 84 million kg, an industry official said on Friday, as the key sector struggles with the impact of a chemical fertiliser ban and economic crisis.

Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG) has signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement with Petronas Dagangan, as part of efforts to develop the green fuel on a commercial scale in Malaysia, the two firms said on Friday.

Nikoleta Dodova is among a growing number of dissatisfied airline customers. Having bought her mother and niece airline tickets from Sweden to Macedonia last year, their flight was cancelled and they ended up at an airport over two hours away. She is still waiting for compensation.

An Asiana Airlines plane landed safely in the South Korean city of Daegu on Friday after a door of the aircraft opened shortly before reaching the airport, a company spokesperson said.

The Taiwan Flour Millers' Association purchased an estimated 56,000 tonnes of milling wheat to be sourced from the United States in a tender on Friday, European traders said.

Malaysian palm oil futures advanced for a third straight day on Friday, setting the contract on course for a weekly uptick on stronger rival oil prices and concerns over the impact of El Nino on production.

The Taiwan Flour Millers' Association purchased an estimated 56,000 tonnes of milling wheat to be sourced from the United States in a tender on Friday, European traders said.

Copper prices climbed on Friday on improved sentiment, while heading for a sixth weekly loss with lingering macro economic concerns, which also darkened metals demand outlook against rising supplies.

The country of 1.4 billion plans its planting season, harvests and even weddings around the seasonal rains. But climate changing emissions from burning fossil fuels for energy, and pollution, are changing the monsoon, impacting on agriculture and making forecasting harder.

Chicago wheat futures bounced back on Friday, rising almost 1% and set for a weekly gain as a severe drought is reducing U.S. winter crop supplies, although expectations of ample production in other key exporting countries limited gains.

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday for a third straight day, setting the contract on course for a weekly uptick on stronger rival oil prices and concerns over the impact of El Nino on production next year.

China Eastern Airlines, the initial customer for the country's homegrown narrow-body jet C919, will launch the plane's first commercial flight on Sunday, the carrier's app showed on Friday.