# Barley and Energy in farming

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/barley-and-energy-in-farming/

[Barley](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/barley/) (commodity) and [Energy in farming](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_agri_energy/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: energy cost

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Diesel for farm machinery, drying and transport is a direct cost of growing barley. The diesel proxy shares monthly moves at 0.22 and yearly moves at 0.68 with barley, part of the common energy cycle in grain prices.

- **0.22** monthly change correlation
- **0.68** 12-month change correlation
- **0.84** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.