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

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

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

Add it all up and you find that every bushel of corn from an industrial farm requires about half a gallon of oil to grow.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan