# DAP and MAP and Potash

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/dap-and-map-and-potash/

[DAP and MAP](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/dap_map/) (chemical) and [Potash](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/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

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