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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
USDA reported net soybean sales of 364,900 MT for 2022-23, which topped the pre-report range by over 160,000 MT, while new-crop sales were just shy of the top-end pre-report range.
Day 3--Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 193.72 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,270.61.
Day 3--Scouts took samples from Iowa districts 1, 4 and 7. Iowa’s full results will be posted at the end of day 4.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 167.22 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,160.02.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 180.89 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,309.96.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 157.42 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3' square averaged 1,013.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 183.94 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3' square averaged 1,252.93.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Aug. 17 showed inspections within pre-report estimates for corn, soybeans and wheat. Corn and wheat inspections rose slightly on the week, while soybeans declined notably.
USDA reported 2023-24 soybean sales of 1.407 MMT, topping the pre-report range by over 100,000 MT.
Weekly wheat inspections dropped by over 100,000 MT from the previous week and were over 90,000 MT short of the pre-report range. Meanwhile, corn and soybean inspections rose slightly from the previous week.