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U.S. natural gas futures rose to their highest level since January as LNG exports surged and forecasts called for continued heat through late August. Hurricane Isaias knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes before moving up the East Coast.
Refinitiv projected U.S. demand, including exports, would rise to 91.8 bcfd the following week.
Higher gas prices raise the cost of natural gas used in nitrogen fertilizer and ethanol production, which feeds into corn and DDGS costs for feed buyers. Strong LNG export pull and heat-driven power burn also tighten the domestic gas balance.
financialpost.comReutersAug 4, 2020After 221 past bullish weather events, Natural Gas moved a median +3.3% over 5 sessions (61% higher; middle half -5.2% to +14.0%), and -0.3% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
