bushel

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

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 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

Or do you think Trump likes to hide his light under a bushel?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

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