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bushel

[boosh-uhl] / ˈbʊʃ əl /
NOUN
large quantity
Synonyms
STRONG
gobs heap loads lot million pile reams scads trillion wad

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At about $4.67 a bushel, the price is in line with that of a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The most-active soybeans contract settled at $10.43 a bushel on Wednesday, down 10% from November’s high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Today, benchmark corn prices are about $4.20 per bushel, up from recent lows of about $3.70.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Corn prices were north of $8 per bushel in early 2022.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

She picked out a can of chicken noodle soup, a quart of milk, a loaf of bread, a bar of soap, a box of safety matches and four tomatoes from a bushel basket.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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