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LATAM Airlines reported a first-quarter net profit of $121.8 million, the company said on Wednesday, reversing a net loss of $380 million in the year-ago period.

Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management is nearing a deal to buy industrial-parts manufacturer Arconic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The United States will allow Chinese airlines to increase U.S. passenger services to 12 weekly round-trips, the Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Wednesday, equal to the number of flights Beijing has permitted for American carriers.

Chicago wheat futures climbed to a one-week high on Thursday, as the market continued to recover from multi-month lows, after concerns over renewed tensions between Russia and Ukraine fuelled doubts on the future of a Black Sea export corridor.

Chicago-traded December corn futures hit another calendar-year low on Wednesday, continuing the downward trajectory that has so far unfolded very similarly to 2013.

The New Zealand farming sector faces challenges as interest rates and other costs rise and returns are forecast much lower, with dairy farms the hardest hit, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr said on Thursday.

Agricultural chemical and seed company Corteva Inc on Wednesday reported first-quarter results that beat market estimates and raised its full-year sales forecast aided by higher prices and strong demand for seeds.

Mosaic Co on Wednesday missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on lower prices of potash and other crop fertilizers, even as the fertilizer maker sold higher volumes.

Fertilizer maker Mosaic Co on Wednesday missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on lower prices of potash and other crop fertilisers.

Green Thumb Industries Inc reported higher first-quarter sales on Wednesday, as customer traffic rose at the cannabis producer's retail stores after more U.S. states legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

Chicago wheat rebounded from a 25-month low to close higher on Wednesday, edging up on fresh tensions between Russia and Ukraine that cast doubt on the future of the Black Sea grains corridor, analysts said.

Argentina's central bank reserves are at their lowest level in almost six years, official data show, as a painful drought stymies key grains exports and a weak peso currency forces authorities to spend dollars to support it.

Raw sugar futures on ICE closed little changed on Wednesday after retreating in previous sessions from last week's 11-1/2 year high, while arabica coffee prices were slightly lower.

Commodities trader Louis Dreyfus Co expects waiting times of at least 30 days to load sugar in Brazil due to congestion in ports and sees potential for sugar prices to go even higher if the weather phenomenon El Nino hurts production.

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Commodities trader Louis Dreyfus Co [AKIRAU.UL] expects waiting times of at least 30 days to load sugar in Brazil due to congestion in ports and sees potential for sugar prices to go even higher if the weather phenomenon El Nino hurts production.

Airbus posted a smaller than expected 39% drop in first quarter core earnings on lower airplane deliveries and a partial recovery in the dollar, offset by strong helicopters.

French oilseed and protein group Avril said on Wednesday it was in exclusive talks with grain cooperative Axereal to buy all of its animal nutrition activities, which it then plans to combine with its animal feed unit Sanders.

Chicago wheat rebounded on Wednesday after hitting its lowest in 25 months as tensions escalated between Russia and Ukraine, putting in doubt the future of the Black Sea grains deal, analysts said.