corn rose

British

noun

archaic any of several red-flowered weeds of cornfields, such as the corn poppy

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After the dam collapse this past week, global prices for wheat and corn rose amid fears about Ukraine’s continued ability to grow food for Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

The cost of corn rose more than 1%, to $6.04 a bushel, and oats gained 0.73%, to $3.46 per unit.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Soybeans, planted later than corn, rose more than 20 percent over the same period and set a record high on the same day.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2012

March-delivery corn rose as much as 0.6 percent to $6.78 a bushel and was last at $6.7775.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 9, 2011

The price of corn rose higher and higher.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon

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