# U.S. natgas rises to highest since January on surging LNG exports, hot weather | Financial Post

> 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.

- Date: 2020-08-04 · published 2020-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10737-u-s-natgas-rises-to-highest-since-january-on-surging-lng-exports-hot-weather
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: neutral
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2020-07-07 | [U.S. natgas climbs to 2-month high on hot weather, pipe shutdown \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11169-u-s-natgas-climbs-to-2-month-high-on-hot-weather-pipe-shutdown-financial-post.md) | -1.4% | +14.4% |
| NATGAS | 2022-12-15 | [U.S. natgas jumps 7% as LNG exports rise, some wells shut due to cold \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11506-u-s-natgas-jumps-7-as-lng-exports-rise-some-wells-shut-due-to-cold-financial.md) | -11.8% | -47.2% |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-31 | [US natgas prices rise to five-week high on LNG export hopes - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18058-us-natgas-prices-rise-to-five-week-high-on-lng-export-hopes-markets-business.md) | +3.3% | +7.4% |
| NATGAS | 2026-09-04 | [US natgas prices rise to 8-week high on LNG flows, warm weather - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17652-us-natgas-prices-rise-to-8-week-high-on-lng-flows-warm-weather-markets-business.md) | -5.5% | +1.2% |
| NATGAS | 2022-09-28 | [U.S. natgas up 3% as contract expires, global prices surge \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39772-u-s-natgas-up-3-as-contract-expires-global-prices-surge-financial-post.md) | -9.8% | -20.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/u-s-natgas-rises-to-highest-since-january-on-surging-lng-exports-hot-weather

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