# Energy in farming and Natural gas

Their prices have moved together.

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

[Energy in farming](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_agri_energy/) (energy) and [Natural gas](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/natural_gas/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: fertiliser feedstock

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Gas is the feedstock for ammonia and urea and fuels crop drying in many countries. Yearly moves correlate at 0.71 with European gas, showing a shared energy cycle even though monthly moves are much looser.

- **0.18** monthly change correlation
- **0.71** 12-month change correlation
- **0.50** fitted elasticity

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