# Ammonia and Maize

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/ammonia-and-maize/

[Ammonia](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonia/) (chemical) and [Maize](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/maize/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: demand driver

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Maize is the most nitrogen-hungry major crop, so corn prices shape how much fertiliser farmers buy. Maize moves with the proxy at 0.25 monthly and 0.66 yearly. Higher grain prices encourage heavier application the next season.

- **0.25** monthly change correlation
- **0.66** 12-month change correlation
- **0.75** fitted elasticity

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