A handful of links to start this holiday week…
Futures Links
U.S.
oil and gas production shoots to the moon (Frank Holmes)
American farmers move 1.6 million acres of conservation land into production (NPR)
The California gold rush of 1849 vs. the North Dakota oil boom of 2013 (Business Insider)
British Columbia lumber exports to China sets record in 2013, topping $1.17 billion (Stockhouse)
U.S. farmland prices drop for the first time in four years (Agrimoney.com)
Cotton rides strong export numbers higher (Lubbock Online)
Other Fun Stuff
A high IQ doesn’t automatically correlate to trading success (Martin Kronicle)
Retail traders won’t escape the CME price hikes…bummer (Trader Planet)
Rip City Trader 