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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
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 156.51 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,025.89.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 183.29 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,229.93.
Corn inspections during the week ended Aug. 15 rose 180,000 MT from the previous week, and are running 38.5% ahead of year-ago, while soybean inspections rose modestly.
Weekly new-crop soybean sales topped pre-report expectations for the second straight week, while new-crop corn sales landed just above pre-report estimates.
USDA pegged soybean production at 4.59 billion bu., up 10% from 2023, using a record yield of 53.2 bu. per acre. Corn production is estimated at 15.1 billion bu., using a yield forecast of 183.1 bu. per acre.
Wheat inspections during the week ended Aug. 8 rose 178,717 MT from the previous week and topped expectations by 124,000 MT.
Old- and new-crop soybean sales during the week ended Aug. 1 each surpassed analysts’ pre-report expectations, while new-crop corn were notably short.
New-crop export sales for corn, soybeans and wheat each landed within analysts’ pre-report expectations, though soyoil sales posted net reductions for a second straight week.
Wheat inspections led the weekly increase, rising 168,623 MT, while soybean inspections exceeded pre-report estimates. Corn inspections were just short of topping analysts’ pre-report range.
Weekly new-crop corn and soymeal sales for the week ended July 18 each exceeded analyst’s expectations, while new-crop soybean sales were within the upper-end of the pre-report range.