# Energy commodity prices fell significantly in the last quarter of 2018 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

> The EIA reports that the S&P GSCI energy index fell 21% in 2018 after rising 25% through early October. Crude and petroleum product declines in Q4 2018 drove most of the drop. WTI and Brent make up 71% of the index weighting.

- Date: 2019-01-02 · published 2019-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61271-energy-commodity-prices-fell-significantly-in-the-last-quarter-of-2018-u-s
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower energy prices reduce input costs for fertilizer, freight and biofuel economics, which can weigh on grain and oilseed values. The article reviews 2018 rather than new developments.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2021-06-15 | [Growing global production limits crude oil price increases in the most recent forecast -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46496-growing-global-production-limits-crude-oil-price-increases-in-the-most-recent.md) | +3.8% | +6.1% |
| WTI | 2023-06-01 | [EIA expects lower crude oil prices for the second half of 2023 and for 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36102-eia-expects-lower-crude-oil-prices-for-the-second-half-of-2023-and-for-2024.md) | +6.5% | +2.6% |
| WTI | 2025-06-10 | [Crude price fall to continue in 2025-26 as global production outpaces demand: US EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24394-crude-price-fall-to-continue-in-2025-26-as-global-production-outpaces-demand-us.md) | +9.9% | +5.1% |
| WTI | 2025-10-30 | [The Commodity Markets Outlook in eight charts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22717-the-commodity-markets-outlook-in-eight-charts.md) | -1.4% | -3.7% |
| WTI | 2023-02-01 | [Crude oil prices forecast to decline beginning in the second half of 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37958-crude-oil-prices-forecast-to-decline-beginning-in-the-second-half-of-2023.md) | -2.2% | -1.7% |
| BRENT | 2021-06-15 | [Growing global production limits crude oil price increases in the most recent forecast -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46496-growing-global-production-limits-crude-oil-price-increases-in-the-most-recent.md) | +2.9% | +4.7% |
| BRENT | 2023-06-01 | [EIA expects lower crude oil prices for the second half of 2023 and for 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36102-eia-expects-lower-crude-oil-prices-for-the-second-half-of-2023-and-for-2024.md) | +6.3% | +2.1% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-10 | [Crude price fall to continue in 2025-26 as global production outpaces demand: US EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24394-crude-price-fall-to-continue-in-2025-26-as-global-production-outpaces-demand-us.md) | +9.2% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/Todayinenergy/detail.php?id=37832

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