bu.

American  

abbreviation

1. bureau.

2. bushel; bushels.

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Example Sentences

Kansas alone held 178.8 million bu. of grain sorghum, a livestock feed, almost 80% more than in June 1985.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soybeans, for instance, are now selling at about $10 per bu., nearly double the price of just six months ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are higher than the loan rates, in the case of 1985-crop wheat, $4.38 per bu. vs.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the beginning of last month, the U.S. held 1.9 billion bu. of wheat, a record overstock, and 847 million bu. of soybeans, almost 40% more than at the same time last year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Corn the most valuable crop; yield of 1884, 104,757,000 bu.; wheat, 31,270,000 bu.; oats, 78,650,000 bu.

From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by Alden, John B.