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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 Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly export sales prove uninspiring
Corn and soybean sales each missed their respective pre-report range for week ended April 13, though weekly wheat sales of 259,000 MT were 1 MT short of topping the pre-report range.
April 20, 2023 08:12 AM
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Hillari Mason
Federal Reserve
Agriculture News
Fed Beige Book: Economic growth stable, inflation easing
Highlights of agricultural conditions across the 12 Fed districts.
April 20, 2023 05:00 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly corn inspections top expectations
USDA reported corn inspections of 1.215 MMT in week ended April 13, topping the pre-report range of 700,000 MT to 1.05 MMT
April 17, 2023 10:58 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly corn sales fade; soybeans perk up
Weekly corn sales landed just above the low-end pre-report estimate, down 58% from the week prior and 68% from the four-week average. Soybean sales were up notably from the week prior and 17% from the four-week average.
April 13, 2023 07:49 AM
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Hillari Mason
usda
Agriculture News
Report snapshot: U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks unchanged
USDA kept corn and soybean ending stocks unchanged from March, while traders were anticipating a reduction for both crops. Meanwhile, wheat ending stocks rose as expected.
April 11, 2023 11:10 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Soybean, wheat export inspections rise on the week
USDA reported soybean and wheat export inspections of 669,566 MT and 335,444 MT, respectively; up over 165,000 MT from the previous week. While corn inspections dropped notably.
April 10, 2023 01:34 PM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly soybean sales prove lackluster
USDA reported weekly sales in week ended March 30 were down 55% from the previous week and 42% from the four-week average, while corn sales rose 20% on the week, but were down 26% from the four-week average.
April 06, 2023 07:46 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly wheat inspections miss pre-report range
Wheat export inspections in week ended March 30 were reported at 168,543 MT, missing the low-end of the pre-report range by over 130,000 MT. Corn inspections were notable, but still lag last year’s pace by nearly 37%.
April 03, 2023 10:09 AM
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Hillari Mason
usda
Agriculture News
Report snapshot: lower corn, soybean stocks lend bullish bump
USDA’s Quarterly Stocks data showed figures lower than the average trade guess, sending the soybean market higher, while the news also led corn higher, though gains have been capped by higher-than-expected acres.
March 31, 2023 11:21 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly soymeal sales top expectations by nearly 130,000 MT
USDA reported weekly soymeal sales of 377,900 MT in week ended March 23, which was up noticeably over the previous week and 81% from the four-week average.
March 30, 2023 07:45 AM
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Hillari Mason
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