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Barley and Oats

Their prices have moved together.

Barley (commodity) and Oats (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: similar crop

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Oats and barley are both cool-climate cereals grown in the same regions for feed and food. The oats index shares yearly moves at 0.68 but monthly moves only at 0.33, as the index reflects US prices rather than world trade.

  • 0.33 monthly change correlation
  • 0.68 12-month change correlation
  • 0.55 fitted elasticity

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