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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
Weekly corn and wheat sales rose 46% and 34%, respectively, on the week, while soybean sales dipped 31% to a marketing-year low.
For the week ended Dec. 12, corn sales rose 24% to 1.17 MMT from a week ago, while wheat and soybean sales jumped 58% and 21%, respectively.
While soybean inspections faded during the week ended Dec. 12, they totaled 1.68 MMT.
Corn sales rose 63% from the previous week and 4% from the four-week average, while soybean sales were also notable at 2.3 MMT.
Corn inspections during the week ended Nov. 28 led the decline, though were within trade expectations, along with soybean and wheat inspections.
Weekly soybean inspections during the week ended Nov. 21 fell 164,413 MT from the previous week but were still notable at 2.1 MMT. Meanwhile, corn and wheat inspections each rose on the week.
Net soybean sales during the week ended Nov. 14 rose 20% from the previous week and topped analysts’ expectations by 260,000 MT. Meanwhile, cotton sales during the week rose solidly to a marketing-year high.
Weekly wheat inspections during the week ended Nov. 14 declined 157,000 MT from the previous week and missed analysts’ pre-report range by more than 100,000 MT. Corn and soybean inspections were within expectations.
Weekly corn sales during the week ended Nov. 7 totaled 1.32 MMT, down 53% from the previous week, while soybeans declined 24% to 1.56 MMT.
Weekly corn, soybean and wheat inspections continue to outpace year-ago.