US natural gas futures fell 3% on Friday to $2.858 per MMBtu for the December contract. The decline followed rising output and milder weather forecasts with lower demand than previously expected.
Lower natural gas prices reduce energy and nitrogen fertilizer production costs, and softer gas prices can weigh on ethanol and DDGS economics through energy input costs.
After 104 past bearish weather events, Natural Gas moved a median -7.8% over 5 sessions (22% higher; middle half -14.8% to -0.8%), and -3.3% over 20.
After 37 past weather events, Urea moved a median +1.4% over 5 sessions (73% higher; middle half -0.1% to +1.6%), and +5.6% over 20.
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.