bushel

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Wheat prices surged to record highs above $13 per bushel in early 2022.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Corn futures rose above $7 per bushel in early 2022 as commodities traders weighed fertilizer shortages and supply disruptions.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Wheat futures rose more than 20% in the first quarter to around $6 a bushel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

But they remain roughly 80 cents to 90 cents a bushel off from what Purdue forecasts as “break-even levels” for farmers working on average productivity soil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

For example, when I visited George Naylor in 2005, it cost him about $2.50 to grow a bushel of corn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan