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Hillari Mason

Market Analyst, Pro Farmer

Hillari grew up on a family farm in southern Illinois, where she learned to love agriculture and its lifestyle from a young age. Hillari graduated from Murray State University in 2012 and began working for Cargill as a grain merchandiser shortly thereafter. Her time there yielded expansive market knowledge, producer relationships and series 3 and 30 licenses. Hillari joined Pro Farmer in June 2022 and received her master of business administration from the University of Southern Indiana in 2023. Hillari lives on her own farm in southern Indiana and spends the bulk of her days studying futures markets.

Latest Stories
Euronext and CBOT corn futures have diverged, though U.S. weather has garnered greater attention since USDA’s June 30 Acreage and Quarterly Stocks reports.
Corn acres landed above the average pre-report estimate, though lighter-than-expected June 1 stocks are supportive. Wheat acreage and stocks were mostly short of average pre-report estimates.
Placements and marketings were each down notably from year-ago, though marketings in May were near record low for the month.
Record ethanol production in 2025 of 16.49 billion gallons was largely achieved by higher blend rates and a notable increase in domestic usage.
A sharp cut to the wheat crop stole the show, but don’t miss these important details.
USDA pegged the winter wheat crop at 1.047 billion bu., with new-crop ending stocks at 762 million bu. New-crop soybean and cotton ending stocks were also well below pre-report expectations at 310 million bu. and 3.90 million bales, respectively
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Sales will provide peace of mind and opportunity for improved margins
USDA estimates corn acres well above analysts’ average pre-report estimate, while soybean acres were lower. March 1 corn stocks were slightly below expectations, while soybeans were slightly above. Wheat stocks were as expected.