# Sorghum and Urea

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/sorghum-and-urea/

[Sorghum](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sorghum/) (commodity) and [Urea](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/urea/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: input cost

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Sorghum needs less fertiliser than maize but nitrogen is still a key cost. Monthly moves barely correlate, at 0.10, while yearly moves reach 0.69, as fertiliser and grain prices rise together in commodity booms.

- **0.10** monthly change correlation
- **0.69** 12-month change correlation
- **0.55** fitted elasticity

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