# Maize and Milk & dairy

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/maize-and-milk-and-dairy/

[Maize](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/maize/) (commodity) and [Milk & dairy](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/dairy/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: feed cost

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Maize silage and grain are the main feeds for US dairy cows, so feed prices affect milk supply. The index shows this over a year: monthly moves correlate at 0.12 and yearly moves at 0.40.

- **0.12** monthly change correlation
- **0.40** 12-month change correlation
- **0.39** fitted elasticity

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