# Energy in farming and Sorghum

Their prices have moved together.

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

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

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: energy cost

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Diesel for planting, harvesting and moving grain is a direct cost. The diesel proxy shares monthly moves at 0.17 and yearly moves at 0.61 with sorghum, part of the energy cycle common to grain prices.

- **0.17** monthly change correlation
- **0.61** 12-month change correlation
- **0.54** fitted elasticity

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