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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
Export sales data for week ended Feb. 2 showed net cotton sales of 262,800 RB, which was up 54% from the previous week and 58% from the prior 4-week average.
USDA reported ending stocks for corn, soybeans and wheat higher than pre-report estimates.
Although soybean export inspections were down over 100,00 MT from the previous week, they continue to prove consistent. Wheat inspections topped pre-report expectations, while corn landed just above the low-end estimate.
Export sales for week ended Jan. 26 showed corn sales of 1.593 MMT, notably above top-end estimates of 1.2 MMT. Soybean sales were just above low-end estimates of 700,000 MT, while wheat fell short by over 163,000 MT.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Jan. 26, showed corn inspections 200,860 MT below the previous week, missing low-end estimates by over 70,000 MT. Wheat and soybean export inspections were each notable.
USDA’s weekly export data for week ended Jan. 19 showed wheat sales up 6% from the previous week and 84% from the prior four-week average. Net soybean sales were up 53% from the four-week average, while corn was up 46%.
USDA’s weekly export inspections data for week ended Jan. 19 showed corn and wheat inspections toward their lower expected ranges, while soybeans landed near top-end expectations of 1.955 MMT.
Corn, wheat and soymeal export sales top expectations for the week ended Jan. 12, while soybeans landed in the mid to upper range of expectations.
Corn and soybean export inspections were well above the previous week, topping pre-report expectations by nearly 75,000 MT and 150,000 MT, respectively. Wheat inspections were near top-end estimates of 400,000 MT.
Corn, soybeans turn higher on USDA data. Corn and soybean production also fell short of estimates, leaving ending stocks below the average pre-report estimate.