bushel

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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

Benchmark corn prices, a key commodity for U.S. farmers, traded below $3.50 per bushel in 2017 before rising above $8 in 2022.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Corn Prices are currently about $4.40 per bushel, better than 2017, but farmers’ costs have also risen.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Soybean prices surged to above $11 a bushel after the deal was announced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Several grubby urchins stood around a bushel basket on the table, clutching winter apples.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss