bu.
Americanabbreviation
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bureau.
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bushel; bushels.
Example Sentences
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The Government forecast that the year's corn harvest will reach only 4.48 billion bu., down 37% from last year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last year the Blumhardts' fields produced an average of 27 bu. of wheat an acre, 30% more than conventional farms in the area.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year's crop will be 8.3 billion bu., the second highest in history.
From Time Magazine Archive
A crooked broker might receive an order, for example, to buy 250,000 bu. of soybeans at $5.85 a bu.
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.
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