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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
Soybean export sales cooled off for week ended Nov. 17 after the previous week’s large 3 MMT figure. Corn export sales land at over 1.8 MMT, still on the low-end of expectations, with wheat short of top-end by 88 MT.
Export inspections for week ended Nov. 17 revealed soybeans and wheat near top-end expectations, while corn landed mid-range.
Weekly soybean export sales for week ended Nov. 10 almost double top-end expectations of 1.7 MMT, while corn sales of nearly 1.2 MMT proved shy of top-end estimates by 230 MT.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Nov. 10 showed soybean inspections missing expectations by over 142 MMT, with wheat also short nearly 24 MMT. Corn inspections were notable at 484 MMT, near top end expectations.
Weekly export sales for week ended Nov. 3 proved corn export sales remain week, missing low-end expectations by nearly 35 MT, while soybeans, wheat fell on the low-end of the range for the week.
USDA’s Nov. WASDE and production updates yielded increases in corn and bean production; however, corn carryout fell short of expectations while soybean carryout was pegged 8 million bu. higher than the average estimate.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Nov. 3 revealed soybean inspections notably above the top-end estimate of 2.5 MMT, while corn and wheat each fell short of low-end expectations for the week.
Weekly export sales for week ended Oct. 27 reported corn, soybeans, and wheat on the lower end of estimated ranges. Soybeans export sales remain marginally ahead of last year, while corn persistently lags by over 50%.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Oct. 27 were delayed this morning due to technical issues, but revealed figures for corn, soybeans, and wheat all within expected ranges with soybeans near the top end.
Weekly export sales for week ended Oct. 20 revealed a continuance of lackluster corn export sales, while soybeans remain steady, maintaining a pace slightly ahead of last year. Wheat topped expectations by over 80 MT.