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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 soymeal sales gain momentum
USDA reported net soymeal sales of 272,500 MT for week ended July 13, which exceeded top-end pre-report estimates. Meanwhile, net wheat sales fell short of trade expectations.
July 20, 2023 07:45 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly export inspections prove lackluster
USDA’s weekly export inspection data for week ended July 13 showed a mild increase in corn inspections from the previous week, while soybeans and wheat declined notably.
July 17, 2023 10:10 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly corn sales top pre-report estimates
USDA reported net corn sales of 468,400 MT for 2022-23 and 470,800 MT for 2023-24, notably exceeding pre-report estimates.
July 13, 2023 07:43 AM
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Hillari Mason
usda
Agriculture News
Report snapshot: soybean yield unchanged; corn trimmed to 177.5 bu.
In its July WASDE, USDA slashed the corn yield by 4 bu., which put 2023-24 ending stocks near pre-report estimates. Its soybean yield projection was unchanged, leaving ending stocks well above pre-report estimates.
July 12, 2023 11:22 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly wheat inspections gain on the week; corn, soybeans fade
USDA reported wheat inspections of 419,134 MT for week ended July 6, topping pre-report estimates, while corn inspections missed the respective range by nearly 160,000 MT.
July 10, 2023 10:09 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly wheat sales top pre-report estimates
USDA reported weekly wheat sales of 405,800 MT for week ended June 29, while net corn sales rose 79% on the week to 251,700 MT. Soybean sales fell 17% week-over-week.
July 07, 2023 07:45 AM
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Hillari Mason
usda
Agriculture News
Report snapshot: Huge corn acres; soybean acres shy of pre-report estimates by 4 million
USDA reported over 94 million corn acres, which is over 2 million above pre-report estimates, while soybean acres were pegged at 83.505 million acres, over 4 million acres below the average pre-report estimate.
June 30, 2023 11:13 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly export sales continue to prove tepid
USDA’s weekly export data for week ended June 22, showed net sales for corn, soybeans and wheat within their respective ranges, but near low-end expectations.
June 29, 2023 07:43 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Corn inspections miss pre-report range
Corn inspections in week ended June 22 fell short of the expected pre-report range by over 150,000 MT and were down over 280,000 MT on the week. Wheat and soybean inspections landed in their lower respective ranges.
June 26, 2023 10:08 AM
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Hillari Mason
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
Agriculture News
Weekly corn export sales fade further; soybeans steady
In week ended June 15, weekly corn sales totaled a tepid 36,000 MT, an 87% drop from the previous week and 74% from the four-week avg. Soybean export sales fell 4% on the week, but were up 98% from the four-week avg.
June 23, 2023 11:43 AM
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Hillari Mason
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