bushel

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Those cents per bushel can make all the difference between turning a profit and losing money this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

“Yes, sir,” I said, trying to hide my light under a bushel, as my father had that morning advised me.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe