bushel

Example Sentences

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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

At the local grain elevator, Guinnip is offered about $10 a bushel for his soybeans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

The boys each balanced a bushel on their soup-bowl helmets; the third bushel they carried between them by its handles.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood