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

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

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

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

Bertha and Nathan send their love, and I send mine, by the bushel, by the barrel, by the tun.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine