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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
We uncover the caveats of considering government programs when marketing grain.
USDA increased the national corn yield 0.5 bu. per acre, as well as planted (98.8 million acres) and harvested acreage (91.3 million).
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Soybean ending stocks for 2025-26 were unchanged, while corn ending stocks were cut 125 million bu. from November amid an increase in exports.
USDA lowered the national corn yield for the 2025-26 crop to 186.0 bu. per acre, down from 186.7 in Sept. The soybean yield was lowered 0.5 bu. to 53.0 bu. per acre.
Mixed weather conditions in Brazil have stirred caution of late, as La Niña conditions ripen.
Corn inspections for the week ended Oct. 9 were shy of pre-report expectations but remain well ahead of year ago.
Wheat inspections during the week ended Oct. 2, fell 368,000 MT, but continues to outpace year-ago inspections.
USDA reported quarterly corn stocks data as of Sept. 1 were nearly 200 million bu. higher than the average analyst estimate, while soybeans were slightly below. Wheat production also surpassed pre-report expectations.