# Natural Gas Prices Surge to Two-Year High, with July Futures Up Four Straight Days

> US natural gas futures rose for a fourth straight session, with the July Nymex contract settling at $3.496/MMBtu, the highest prompt-month close since January 2019. Heat across the West and South and strong LNG feedgas demand drove the gains.

- Date: 2021-06-25 · published 2021-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46763-natural-gas-prices-surge-to-two-year-high-with-july-futures-up-four-straight
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Hotter weather and rising export demand tighten US gas balances into peak cooling season, supporting higher natural gas prices and raising power costs for grain drying and processing.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-14 | [U.S. natural gas prices leap to four-year high amid low stocks: Kemp](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9430-u-s-natural-gas-prices-leap-to-four-year-high-amid-low-stocks-kemp.md) | +11.8% | +5.6% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-11 | [US natural gas prices soar to two-year high on colder forecasts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26699-us-natural-gas-prices-soar-to-two-year-high-on-colder-forecasts-markets.md) | +53.7% | -14.7% |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-01 | [U.S. natural gas prices surge 4% to 35-month high in cold snap \| Gas Processing & LNG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21695-u-s-natural-gas-prices-surge-4-to-35-month-high-in-cold-snap-gas-processing-and.md) | +11.0% | -4.3% |
| NATGAS | 2023-05-25 | [US GLOBAL INVESTORS \| US natural gas futures hit near four-week high on hotter weather, firm oil prices (updated)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36128-us-global-investors-us-natural-gas-futures-hit-near-four-week-high-on-hotter.md) | -15.9% | +6.0% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-14 | [Natural gas prices surge 18 percent, jumping most in 4 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9431-natural-gas-prices-surge-18-percent-jumping-most-in-4-years.md) | +11.8% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/natural-gas-prices-surge-to-two-year-high-with-july-futures-up-four-straight-days/

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