DAP and MAP and Potash

Their prices have moved together.

DAP and MAP (chemical) and Potash (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: blended fertiliser

Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways

DAP and MAP are often blended with potash into NPK fertilisers, so dealers price them as a basket. The US Gulf DAP price correlates with potash at 0.17 monthly and 0.34 yearly, rising to 0.49 in the last five years.

• 0.17 monthly change correlation
• 0.34 12-month change correlation
• 0.67 fitted elasticity

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