# US natural gas price retreat continues, Freeport delay adds to slump

> US natural gas futures traded near one-year lows around $3.58/MMBtu, down nearly 50% in a month, as a mild winter cut demand. Uncertainty over restarting Freeport LNG exports added to the slump, which the EIA forecast would be partly offset by higher prices in Q1.

- Date: 2023-01-13 · published 2023-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37947-us-natural-gas-price-retreat-continues-freeport-delay-adds-to-slump
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower gas prices reduce energy and fertilizer costs for feed production, while a delayed Freeport restart keeps extra supply in the US market and pressures prices.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- qcintel.com: https://www.qcintel.com/article/us-natural-gas-price-retreat-continues-freeport-delay-adds-to-slump-11042.html

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