# Why prices of a popular heating fuel are falling despite the Midwest’s coldest weather in 20 years - MarketWatch

> U.S. natural-gas futures settled at their lowest in four months on January 30, 2019, despite a polar vortex bringing the coldest Midwest temperatures in about 20 years. S&P Global Platts said the market faced acute downward pressure.

- Date: 2019-01-30 · published 2019-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61274-why-prices-of-a-popular-heating-fuel-are-falling-despite-the-midwest-s-coldest
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Weak gas prices lower energy and drying costs for grain processors and feed producers, though the move reflects a surplus in supply rather than a change in grain fundamentals.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- marketwatch.com: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-prices-of-a-popular-heating-fuel-are-falling-despite-the-midwests-coldest-weather-in-20-years-2019-01-30

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