Starch and cellulose derivatives and Sugar

Their prices have moved together.

Starch and cellulose derivatives (chemical) and Sugar (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: substitute

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Glucose and high-fructose syrups made from starch compete with cane and beet sugar in drinks and food. The US sugar market is protected by quotas, so world sugar moves link weakly, with yearly moves correlating at 0.23.

• 0.02 monthly change correlation
• 0.23 12-month change correlation
• 0.37 fitted elasticity

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