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.
This test is used to find damage to muscles in your body, including your heart muscle. Creatine kinase (CK) is an enzyme found in your muscles. Enzymes are proteins that help your body's cells do their jobs. The level of the CK enzymes rises when you have damage to muscle cells in your body.The three types of CK are called isoenzymes.his test is used to find damage to muscles in your body, including your heart muscle. Creatine kinase (CK) is an enzyme found in your muscles. Enzymes are proteins that help your body's cells do their jobs. The level of the CK enzymes rises when you have damage to muscle cells in your body.