# US LNG exports set for endurance test as high gas prices bite | Reuters

> Forward LNG prices for Asian delivery in October through December are estimated to rise above $22 per MMBtu, according to LSEG. That compares with an average of just under $17 so far in 2026 and would be the highest Asian level since early 2023.

- Date: 2026-08-24 · published 2026-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18057-us-lng-exports-set-for-endurance-test-as-high-gas-prices-bite-reuters
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Asian LNG supply pulls US gas exports and raises global gas costs, which supports US natural gas prices and nitrogen fertilizer costs for feed grain production.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-05 | [Farmers see fertiliser price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6254-farmers-see-fertiliser-price-surge-as-iran-war-blocks-exports-threatening.md) | +9.9% | +0.3% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-01 | [European gas prices hit all-time highs as Russian flows slump \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44762-european-gas-prices-hit-all-time-highs-as-russian-flows-slump-reuters.md) | -0.5% | +0.2% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-19 | [Prices for oil, fuel cargoes smash record highs as Iran war chokes Middle East supply \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6637-prices-for-oil-fuel-cargoes-smash-record-highs-as-iran-war-chokes-middle-east.md) | -4.7% | -12.3% |
| NATGAS | 2022-03-17 | [Russian gas export ban could see big fertilizer price hike \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42214-russian-gas-export-ban-could-see-big-fertilizer-price-hike-the-western-producer.md) | +11.3% | +45.0% |
| NATGAS | 2022-08-24 | ['New shock' for European markets as gas price spike fuels inflation fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40209-new-shock-for-european-markets-as-gas-price-spike-fuels-inflation-fears-reuters.md) | -4.2% | -16.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/us-lng-exports-set-endurance-test-high-gas-prices-bite-2026-08-24/

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