# Global Natural Gas Prices Are Soaring : NPR

> Natural gas prices are at seven-year highs in the U.S. and record highs in Europe and Asia, with cold winter weather still ahead. U.S. prices have risen two to three times above last year's levels, and European and Asian prices are reported to be several times higher.

- Date: 2021-09-25 · published 2021-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7926-global-natural-gas-prices-are-soaring-npr
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Global gas price spikes raise energy and fertilizer costs for feed production and heating demand could tighten supply further in winter. The elevated cost environment supports higher feed input prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-10-01 | 5 | +28.9% | 7.1 | Soaring global natural gas prices raise nitrogen feedstock costs, raising urea production costs and price floors. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-08-25 | [Why are global gas prices so high?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40207-why-are-global-gas-prices-so-high.md) | -2.9% | -20.2% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-22 | [Global Gas Prices are Soaring to Record Highs. Here's Why.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11751-global-gas-prices-are-soaring-to-record-highs-here-s-why.md) | +14.0% | -2.0% |
| NATGAS | 2021-06-25 | [Natural gas prices rally as global shortages abound](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46762-natural-gas-prices-rally-as-global-shortages-abound.md) | +10.5% | +21.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-08-05 | [Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Are Spiking as Natural Gas Soars - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40356-nitrogen-fertilizer-prices-are-spiking-as-natural-gas-soars-bloomberg.md) | +5.3% | +12.8% |
| NATGAS | 2020-08-31 | [Natural gas prices \| European Gas Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51817-natural-gas-prices-european-gas-hub.md) | -15.6% | -23.3% |
| UREA | 2022-08-25 | [Why are global gas prices so high?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40207-why-are-global-gas-prices-so-high.md) | +19.3% | +12.8% |
| UREA | 2022-08-05 | [Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Are Spiking as Natural Gas Soars - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40356-nitrogen-fertilizer-prices-are-spiking-as-natural-gas-soars-bloomberg.md) | -4.5% | +13.6% |
| UREA | 2021-10-08 | [Fertilizer prices soaring as natural-gas rally adds to ‘perfect storm’ - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5906-fertilizer-prices-soaring-as-natural-gas-rally-adds-to-perfect-storm-marketwatch.md) | +4.0% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/25/1040669075/global-natural-gas-prices-are-soaring

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