bushel

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Wheat futures rose more than 20% in the first quarter to around $6 a bushel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Chicago wheat futures were up 1.1% at $6.24 a bushel in morning European trade, after rising above $6.41 earlier in the session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 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

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

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

I reported each night at ten, got a huge pail of water, a bushel of soap flakes and, with a gang of moppers, I worked.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright