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

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

For example, when I visited George Naylor in 2005, it cost him about $2.50 to grow a bushel of corn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan