The biggest concern with the recent drop in corn and soybean prices is for the 2015 crop year and beyond. As of June 5, the local new-crop price for 2015 corn in southern Minnesota had dropped to $3.25-3.45 per bushel, and the new crop 2014 soybean prices to $8.50-8.80 per bushel. USDA is now projecting average U.S. on-farm prices for the 2014-15 marketing year at about $3.50 per bushel for corn, and $9 per bushel for soybeans.
This blood test measures an enzyme called creatine kinase (CK) or creatine phosphokinase (CPK). Enzymes are chemicals that help the cells of your body work. Muscle cells make the creatine kinase enzyme. When muscle cells are injured or diseased, enzymes leak out of the cells and enter the bloodstream. This test is also called a total CK test.
A CK test may be ordered when muscle damage is suspected and at regular intervals to monitor for continued damage. It may be ordered when a muscle disease (myopathy) such as muscular dystrophy is suspected or when someone has experienced physical trauma, such as crushing injuries or extensive burns.