bushel

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

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

For his part, Mr. Frazier has brought one bright bushel of apples to market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The stovepipe came clattering down from the ceiling, belching a bushel of black soot all over us and the room, including the head of Abraham Lincoln.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck