Futures Trading Blog 2007 OcoMoc LLC. All rights reserved. Futures Trading Blog http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html Futures Trading Blog. News, opinions, and helpful hints for futures traders. Myanmar Cyclone, Nigeria and Philippines Buying Drive Rice Up for 6th Day http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html Damage from Cyclone Nargis may have turned Myanmar from a rice exporter to importer. Argentine Farmers to Protest, Grain Shipments in Danger http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html Farmers upset at new taxes, promise not to block highways this time Oil futures defy rise in gas inventory, closes up $1.69 http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html Crude inventories grew more than expected today, but crude related futures kept the uptrend going Rain, rain go away. Wet weather drives rise in Corn, Soybean Futures http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html An inch of rain fell overnight across the Midwest, halting corn and soybean planting. Middle Distillates, Not Gas Driving Oil Prices http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html Arjun Murti of Goldman Sachs issued a report today indicating that middle distillates were driving oil prices. India Futures Round Up: Traders Fear Ban on SoyBeans, Sugar. Ban to Continue on 4 Grains. http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html Indian Futures Traders continued to flee the sugar and soybean complex, after a government report affirming last years ban on grains. Oil Futures at $120. Gas, Heating Oil, and Nat Gas Futures Up Too http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html Oil futures past $120 in the wake of international tensions over the weekend. Chicken, Pork Futures Expected to Rise This Year http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html The meteoric rise in corn, soybean, and wheat futures is expected to finally impact chick and pork futures Soybean Futures rise on Fears of Argentina Strike http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html Failure to lift beef export ban as promised stirs worries in 3rd largest exporter of soybeans Thailand Calls for Rice Cartel http://www.futuresinvest.info/futures-blog.html Thailand Proposes an OPEC style cartel for Rice amongst 5 of the largest rice exporting nations