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Hillari Mason

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.

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 179.50 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3' x 3' square averaged 1348.31.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 193.82 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3' x 3' square averaged 1376.59.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 185.69 bu. per acre . Pod counts in a 3' x 3' square averaged 1,287.28
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 174.18 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3' x 3' square averaged 1188.45.
Weekly corn, soybeans and wheat inspections each declined on the week.
USDA increased the national corn yield by 7.8 bu. per acre while also increasing harvested acres.
During the week ended Aug. 7, corn export inspections rose, while soybean and wheat inspections declined.
USDA reported weekly sales for 2025-26 totaled 1.89 MMT during the week ended July 24, topping analysts’ pre-report range. Net old-crop soybean sales were also stronger-than-expected.
Weekly corn inspections topped pre-report expectations.
Weekly wheat inspections for the week ended July 17 topped pre-report expectations by a notable margin, while corn inspections fell short. Both wheat and soybean inspections rose on the week.